Boy, 13, fatally shot outside NYC Dunkin’ Donuts becomes organ donor – saving 4 lives, including teen his own age

The 13-year-old boy gunned down during a clash with an older teen outside a Queens Dunkin Donuts last week has donated his organs – saving the lives of four people, including one his own age who received his heart.

The grieving family of high school freshman Sanjay Samuel – shot in the head on the morning of Sept. 21 outside the Springfield Gardens coffee franchise – “generously said yes” to letting their slain son’s vital organs be donated to those in dire need on the transplant waitlist, the non-profit organization LiveOnNY announced Monday.

The recipient of Sanjay’s heart was just 13 years old, while a 15-year-old also received his liver, the organization said.

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Two adults in their 50s received both of the boy’s lungs, his pancreas and one kidney, according to the non-profit…

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