Gang Member Who Shot Teen Basketball Player Caught On Camera Bragging About The Murder: Prosecutors

A reputed gang member accused of killing a 14-year-old basketball player in New York City in 2019 was caught on surveillance camera bragging about the slaying, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Queens prosecutors said 18-year-old Sean Brown told some of his friends, "I seen that n----. I hit him. That n---- drop," after he fatally shot Aamir Griffin in South Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2019, New York Daily News reported.

The Money World gang member, who shot at Griffin three times while the high schooler was playing basketball on the courts at Baisley Park Houses, did not even know who his victim was, according to prosecutors. Brown mistook Griffin for a rival gang member, prosecutors alleged.

All three bullets hit the Benjamin N. Cardozo High School student in the chest, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.

Brown was then caught on video fleeing from the scene and going into a nearby deli before walking to a fellow gang member's home.

One of the cameras reportedly caught him boasting about the shooting.

"This was a long, thorough investigation, including extensive review of surveillance, 30 camera angles of the defendant's point of flight on the night of the death as well as witness interviews," Katz told media at a press conference Wednesday.

Following a 22-month search, police finally tracked down Brown to California through his social media posts, Griffin's mother said. He was arrested in Los Angeles on Aug. 23 and waived extradition.

Brown was indicted on murder and weapon possession charges and arraigned in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday. He was ordered held without bail.

Brown is scheduled to return to court next Tuesday. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years to life in prison.

Investigators believe that the shooting was linked to a gang feud that resulted in a 16-year-old girl getting hit by a stray bullet in the shoulder, a week prior to Griffin’s death.

Ron Naclerio, the basketball coach at Griffin's high school, said he has now mourned the death of 11 of his players, eight of them killed by gun violence.

"Was this the wrong place, wrong time for Aamir? Fourteen-year-old kid minding his business, doing what he loves to do right near his house, getting ready to go upstairs and eat dinner when mom calls — it should never be wrong place, wrong time," Naclerio said.

Talking about Brown's arrest, the coach said, "Do we feel better, do we feel happy? I think we just say we feel a little less sad. The reality is Aamir will not be walking into Cardozo next week starting his junior year, ready to shine on the court."