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‘You’re a dead man!’ Enraged family members explode at arrested male accused of fatally shooting boy, 15, at NYC playground

An enraged crowd of family members exploded with profanities and racial slurs at an arrested male accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy at a New York City playground earlier this month.

Police had to restrain relatives of victim Jaden Pierre while 18-year-old Zahir Davis was being walked out of the 113th Precinct on Saturday, WCBS-TV reported.

‘Look at my face! I hope they f**k you up every f**kin’ day!’

Davis was then taken to his arraignment in Queens criminal court where he was charged with second-degree murder, gang assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, the station said.

Davis’ private attorney entered a not guilty plea, WCBS reported.

During his perp walk out of the precinct, the crowd didn’t hold back their anger at Davis:

“You’re a f**kin’ piece of s**t!””You’re a f**kin’ bitch!””You’re a dead man!””How dare you do that to my nephew!””Look at my face! I hope they f**k you up every f**kin’ day!”

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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Saturday morning announced Davis’ arrest — noting that Davis fled to Jamaica following the deadly April 16 shooting.

“NYPD detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force have arrested Zahir Davis for the senseless murder of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre in a park in Queens last week,” Tisch wrote on X. “Davis fled to Jamaica following the shooting and was arrested immediately when he landed back in NYC last night.”

Officials told WCBS that while Pierre was being beaten, Davis allegedly pulled a handgun from his bag and shot Pierre in the chest.

The Queens District Attorney’s Office added to the station that Davis flew to Jamaica the next day “to evade responsibility,” and police urged Davis’ family to have him fly back home.

Davis is due back in court Wednesday, WCBS reported, adding that he faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted.

Davis is a reputed gang member, WABC-TV reported, adding that detectives believe the shooting stemmed from previous fights between him and Pierre.

WABC also noted that detectives who reviewed cellphone video believe Davis may have been attempting to pistol-whip Pierre, but the gun went off.

The victim’s older sister, 17-year-old Nellie Pierre, had harsh words for those recording video of the attack on her brother, telling the New York Daily News that “everyone there recording did nothing. They treated it all as entertainment. He was already beat up. He was helpless, and they shot him.”

WABC also reported that Davis was separately charged with aggravated harassment and harassment for allegedly threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend, the mother of his child, on April 12. That was just four days before the fatal shooting of Pierre.

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Kash Patel grilled over security failures following third assassination attempt against Trump

FBI Director Kash Patel is facing some tough questions in the aftermath of yet another assassination attempt against President Donald Trump.

Trump and members of his Cabinet were targeted Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner after a gunman rushed past a security checkpoint and opened fire in the Washington Hilton lobby. The suspect, later identified as 31-year-old Cole Allen, was staying at the hotel and was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives.

‘It was a total failure.’

Before he was apprehended and taken into custody, the gunman shot a Secret Serviceman who was wearing a bulletproof vest.

Allen’s alleged manifesto was later made public, revealing anti-Trump and anti-Christian motivations that may have fueled the attack.

Although the Secret Service successfully stopped the third assassination attempt, several questions remain about the efficacy of the security measures in place since the shooter was able to get that far.

RELATED: Stunning new details reveal the ‘depraved’ motivation of the suspected WHCD shooter

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“They did a great job on the ground,” “Fox & Friends” host Lawrence Jones said of the Secret Service. “But they remain reactive. The proactive approach is still under great scrutiny. The president of the United States is averaging an assassination attempt once a year.”

“So who’s going to do the investigating of the procedures?” Jones asked Patel. “Secret Service can’t investigate themselves because there are still people in leadership at the Secret Service that were responsible for Butler. How does that happen? It was a failure.”

Patel acknowledged the failures that took place in Butler, Pennsylvania, but deferred to the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s leadership. Patel did not detail which procedures or protocols would be improved or changed but indicated that some sort of reform would take place.

“I can’t speak to Butler, and I agree it was a total failure. Absolutely,” Patel responded. “But I have full confidence in Secretary Markwayne Mullin. He oversees the United States Secret Service. I’ve talked to him repeatedly over the weekend … and said, ‘Whatever you need from the FBI, whatever we can assist in, and however we can better prepare to protect our protectees going forward, with the U.S. Secret Service, this FBI stands ready to do.’ And we’re going to improve that process under Markwayne’s leadership and oversight of the Secret Service.”

RELATED: Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner following possible gunfire

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Patel was also pressed about the suspect’s proximity to the event. He had checked into the Washington Hilton the day before. Although the Hilton hosts the dinner, only a portion of the hotel is secured despite the dozens of dignitaries in attendance.

“This was a matter that needs to be heavily scrutinized, because it almost took the lives of dozens if not hundreds of people,” Patel said.

“We’re going to be talking about how we improve the security, not just for this event but for all events going forward,” Patel added. “We’re going to learn from this one, and we’re going to utilize President Trump’s leadership and backing of the blue and law enforcement and work with DHS to ensure our Cabinet, our protectees, and the American civilian population is as best protected as possible.”

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WHCD attendees caught snatching wine bottles off tables amid chaos in aftermath of shooting

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner came to an abrupt and premature end Saturday night after shots rang out at the venue.

But the party didn’t stop for some attendees.

‘Repugnant!’

In the ensuing chaos after gunshots sounded at the Hilton, some dinner attendees decided to grab some souvenirs as most people vacated the scene.

One video has gone viral showing a blonde woman apparently grabbing two bottles of wine off an empty table, sparking an online “scandal” some have dubbed “wine-gate.”

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One account that posted the video wrote in a caption: “So, there you have press members STEALING wine bottles: this is who the press is! Repugnant!”

It is not clear whether the woman in the video is a member of the press or another guest. She has not yet been identified.

Another photo from the aftermath of the event went viral, gaining over one million views since its posting on Saturday night.

The photo shows a man in a white tuxedo holding what appears to be two bottles of champagne.

The caption of the post, made by a user named Comfortably Smug, reads, “Bro they are removing the journos from the ballroom and journos are taking all the booze with them two bottles at a time LMAOOOOO.”

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was interrupted when a shooter attempted to breach security and opened fire at the venue. One agent, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was shot and taken to the hospital. The shooter was subdued and taken into custody.

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Suspected WHCD shooter and another would-be Trump assassin have a lot in common — and it’s not just Ukraine

Nine weeks after Thomas Matthew Crooks’ attempt on Donald Trump’s life at a July 13, 2024, rally in Pennsylvania, Ryan Routh tried his hand at assassinating then-candidate Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Cole Allen, identified as the suspect who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, appears to share much in common with Routh.

‘I’m a random Californian guy.’

Besides making donations to the same party and obsessing over the same foreign power, both Routh — who was sentenced in February to life in prison over his attempted assassination of Trump — and Allen were apparently radicalized in recent years with the help of Democrats’ incendiary rhetoric.

Donations and slogans

Although not a registered member of a political party for decades, Routh, a 60-year-old North Carolina native, made multiple donations to support Democrats beginning in 2019 and voted in North Carolina’s Democratic primary in March 2024.

In addition to supporting Democrats monetarily and at the ballot box, Routh supported their divisive narrative.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats not only characterized Trump and other Republicans as fascists and imminent threats to the republic ahead of the 2024 election but repeatedly claimed that “democracy is on the ballot in November.”

In some instances, Harris — who joked in 2018 about Trump dying — coupled this claim with combative language, stating that democracy “is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it” and painting a target on Trump by referring to him as a would-be “dictator.”

Then-President Joe Biden was far less subtle, stating on a July 8, 2024, phone call with donors, “We’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a bull’s-eye.”

RELATED: Stunning new details reveal the ‘depraved’ motivation of the suspected WHCD shooter

FBI outside a home associated with the suspected WHCAD shooter in Torrance, California. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

Routh accepted this alarmist view, sometimes repeating Democrats’ slogan verbatim.

On April 22, 2024, for instance, Routh tweeted to then-President Joe Biden, writing, “@POTUS Your campaign should be called something like KADAF. Keep America democratic and free. Trumps should be MASA … make Americans slave again master. DEMOCRACY is on the ballot and we cannot lose. We cannot afford to fail. The world is counting on us to show the way.”

Allen, like Routh, contributed a modest donation to at least one Democratic cause, a Harris-supporting Democratic PAC in October 2024, reported the Associated Press.

The suspected WHCAD shooter, who was reportedly engaged in political activism in recent years and a member of the leftist group “the Wide Awakes,” also amplified unhinged anti-Trump messaging from Democrats online.

The investigative journalist behind the Substack Kanekoa News reported that ahead of the 2024 election, a X user believed to be Allen repeatedly shared alarmist social media posts on X from Kamala Harris, Democratic lawmakers, liberal media personalities, and the anti-Trump propaganda outfit MeidasTouch and amplified liberal characterizations of Trump as a fascist or Nazi.

Allen’s alleged manifesto and the Bluesky account ascribed to Allen are replete with evidence suggesting that he continued to stew in alarmist Democratic propaganda in the time since the 2024 election.

For instance, the Bluesky user believed to be Allen — the handle is @coldforce.bsky.social, and Cole allegedly signed his manifesto “Cole ‘coldForce’ ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ Allen” — shared a post from Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) earlier this month claiming that Trump “is deranged, unstable, and unfit to lead,” as well as a post from Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (D) that stated Trump “must be impeached and removed from office” and “Republicans who don’t stop him will have blood on their hands.”

Ukraine obsession

Routh was unmistakably a Ukraine obsessive.

The would-be assassin:

ran a website called “Fight for Ukraine,” which details various ways — including unlawful ways — people could supposedly go to fight as mercenaries in Ukraine; pleaded online with Western defense officials and organizations to allow Afghan mercenaries into Ukraine; demonstrated in support of Ukraine’s infamous Azov Brigade; self-published a book in 2023 titled “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War” detailing his unsuccessful attempts to aid Ukraine’s war effort; andasserted on X that he was “going to fight and die for Ukraine.”

The social media accounts ascribed to Allen — who allegedly stated in the manifesto, “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes” — provide evidence of a similar obsession with Ukraine and its efforts to repel Russian forces.

For starters, the bio for Allen’s alleged Bluesky account states, “I’m a random Californian guy with posts about American politics, support for Ukraine, and observations of small creatures.”

The Bluesky user believed to be Allen also shared Ukrainian military fundraiser posts, updates on Russian attacks, and multiple posts insinuating that Trump is in league with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

While highly critical of Trump, the user also directed Ukraine-related ire toward Vice President JD Vance.

At a Turning Point USA event on April 14, Vance recalled how his advocacy for ending funding for the Ukraine war ruffled feathers, then noted he was proud of the Trump administration’s refusal to continue “buying weapons and sending them to Ukraine anymore.”

This evidently enraged the Bluesky user believed to be Cole, who wrote, “He’s proud that we don’t uphold our commitments[;] what a piece of s**t.”

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