Teens Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Queens Boy: NYPD

FAR ROCKAWAY, QUEENS -- Two teenage boys could spend the rest of their lives in prison for allegedly murdering a 15-year-old Queens boy in broad daylight at a Far Rockaway bus station.

Yussef Soliman was shot dead on Feb. 8 at around 4 p.m. after stepping off a city bus near 46-15 Beach Channel Drive, police said. Petiri Edmond, 17, and Atekel Donaldson, 19, were arrested on Sunday for the slaying.

The two Far Rockaway teens allegedly walked up to Soliman as he got off the bus and opened fire on the boy, according to the charges. He took a bullet to his hand and then another to his abdomen, which killed him.

Police arrived on scene after the shooting to find Soliman conscious but unresponsive. Medics rushed the boy to Long Island Jewish Northwell Children's Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Edmond and Donaldson were each charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the shooting and await arraignment in Queens Criminal Court, police said. Each boy faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted.

“This senseless act of gun violence - which has taken the life of a young boy - will not be tolerated in Queens County and my office will continue to work tirelessly to combat the proliferation of guns in this county,” Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said of the arrest.

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Caption: The bus stop near 46-15 Beach Channel Drive where 15-year-old Yussef Soliman was fatally shot.