Boy, 16, surrenders over shooting death of 13-year-old blamed on social media beef

A 16-year-old suspected of gunning down a 13-year-old boy in a potentially gang-related burst of violence in front of a Queens Dunkin’ Donuts this week surrendered to cops Friday afternoon, law enforcement sources said.

Jaysohn Sykes — a student at Campus Magnet High School — turned himself in around noon at the 105th Precinct stationhouse, a day after NYPD officials identified him as the suspect in the Monday morning slaying of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel outside the Springfield Gardens coffee shop, according to the sources.

Investigators believe Sykes — who goes by the name Flex — shot Sanjay during a group brawl, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Thursday.

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