Ecuadorian shot several times while arriving home in Queens, New York

No one has been arrested almost a week after the death of young Ecuadorian Jean Pierre Rengifo Arteaga outside his home in Queens (NYC).

New York police released yesterday the photo of the suspect wanted for the murder of the 23-year-old immigrant that occurred on Friday around 7:20 pm near 34th St and 96 St.

The young Hispanic man was found with gunshot wounds to the head, right forearm and stomach outside a two-family home in North Corona. There were also bullet holes in the door of the victim’s home.

The gunman was described as being between 20 and 25 years old, wearing a beige shirt and pants, black shoes and a black cap. A video captured him walking toward a gate and pointing a gun over a fence, he said. Daily News.

A neighbor who did not want to be identified said he had seen surveillance camera footage at his home that captured a man walking up to Rengifo Arteaga’s front door and shooting him five times as he was using his keys to get inside. It’s not clear what prompted the attack, according to the NYPD.

The teen lived alone, neighbors said. Paramedics took him to Elmhurst Hospital but were unable to save him. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also be reached via crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.

Including Rengifo Arteaga, in recent days at least five Hispanics have been shot dead in New York in less than a week: Wilmer Rosario (32) was shot in the face and chest inside a commercial building in Inwood, Upper Manhattan, around 5:45 am on Monday.

Previously, on Wednesday Carlos Solano (43) was shot dead also in Queens hours before taking his nurse mother to a 9/11 memorial event to honor the memory of three of his coworkers who lost their lives at the World Trade Center in 2001.

On Tuesday night, the 10th, a suspect approached Juan Lluverez, 35, on a Citi Bike and shot him three times in the Bronx. Hours later, at dawn on Wednesday, another Hispanic man was shot dead: Rafael Vasquez (32) on East 180th St.

Gun violence is a constant in New York, with some victims being targeted at random on the streets, in schools, on public transport and in businesses. Clashes are often linked to a battle between gang members for territory, and suspects sometimes incriminate themselves by bragging and posting about their crimes on social media.

Last week, another Ecuadorian died tragically in Queens: Diego Armijos Torres, a 29-year-old who had recently emigrated to New York, was fatally run over on a highway.

And in June, Efraín Patiño Guerra (53) died after agonizing for 10 days with a blow to the head he suffered when he was attacked by a driver who was also Latino while he was working as a taxi dispatcher outside a hotel in Times Square.