Jamaican gang member charged with murder in fatal shooting of teenager outside McDonald's in Springfield Gardens: DA – QNS

An 18-year-old suspected gang member is being held without bail after being charged with murder for firing multiple shots into a car outside a McDonald's in Springfield Gardens on the night of Friday, Sept. 27, killing another teenager should.

Rayvon Philip, of 167th Street in Jamaica, was charged Friday morning in Queens Criminal Court with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon for fatally shooting 18-year-old Akim Cisse after an argument at the fast food restaurant.

According to the charges, Philip is seen on video surveillance footage outside the McDonald's at 221-12 South Conduit Ave. between 10:15 and 10:20 p.m. at Springfield Gardens. A car with four men in the vehicle, including Cisse, can be seen on video driving through. As the car drove by, Philip allegedly pointed a handgun and shot the vehicle approximately three times. Cisse, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suffered a single shot to the back of the head.

He was transported by private transportation to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Manhasset, where his condition was listed as critical. He lost brain function overnight and succumbed to his injuries the next morning. Investigators from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village arrested Philip shortly after noon on Wednesday, October 2nd at his home near the Belt Parkway. He was charged two days later.

“My office is committed to prosecuting and convicting those who seek to spread terror on our streets,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “According to the charges, the defendant fired multiple times outside a fast food restaurant in Springfield Gardens, killing an 18-year-old who was sitting in a car.”

Queens Criminal Court Judge Edward Daniels remanded Philip in custody without bail and ordered him to return to court on October 8. If convicted of the main offense, Phillip could face up to 25 years to life in prison.

“This was a completely senseless act of gun violence,” Katz said. “And we will vigorously investigate and prosecute those who destabilize our communities.”

Cisse, who lived on 224th Street near Idlewild Park in Springfield Gardens, just four blocks south of the scene of his murder, was a recent graduate of Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School in Brooklyn's City Line neighborhood, where he played for the Express basketball team.

“We are sad to announce the loss of a former student-athlete and high school graduate, Akim Cisse,” Transit Tech CTE HS said in a statement on social media. “Akim was a former Express JV and varsity athlete who joined us in junior high school. He was a friend and brother to everyone. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends. Akim is forever in our hearts. Ball at rest.”