An 18-year-old male student, Mark Greene, was fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack on November 10, 2022, in Queens, New York. The incident occurred around 3:10 p.m. at the intersection of 77th Road and Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills, just a short distance from North Queens Community High School, where Greene was a student. Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing Greene collapse near a bus stop. Responding officers found him with several gunshot wounds.
He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. The shooting prompted an immediate lockdown of the nearby school as panic spread through the community.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the New York Police Department took two individuals into custody at the scene and recovered a firearm. However, for a considerable time, no official charges were filed in direct connection with Greene's death, and the investigation remained ongoing. The motive behind the shooting was initially unclear, leaving the community and Greene's family searching for answers. The senseless act of violence was publicly mourned by Department of Education Chancellor David Banks, who lamented the tragic loss of a young life. In response to the incident, security measures at the high school were increased, and emotional support services were made available to students and staff.
A significant breakthrough in the case came in November 2025, when the Queens District Attorney's office announced a massive takedown of a violent street gang. The investigation revealed that Mark Greene's murder was connected to the 'Bad-Co Ballout gang,' which was allegedly involved in a violent turf war that terrorized southeastern Queens for four years. As part of a sweeping indictment against 32 reputed gang members on charges including murder and conspiracy, two individuals were specifically implicated in Greene's death. The reputed leader of the gang, Jahvon Attapoku, known as 'Shady,' and an associate, Jeff Joseph, who went by the nickname 'Havoc,' were accused of robbing Greene outside his high school. During the robbery, it is alleged that Joseph shot and killed the 18-year-old student. The indictment brought long-awaited progress in the case, connecting Greene's death to a larger criminal enterprise and identifying the individuals allegedly responsible for the fatal shooting.
