Teen shot to death outside Queens NYCHA development where he lived

A teenager was shot and killed early Sunday outside the Queens public housing development where he lived, police said.

Jafre Waugh, 18, was shot in the chest and back outside NYCHA’s Woodside Houses on 49th St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria about 12:15 a.m., cops said.

Medics rushed Waugh to Elmhurst Hospital but he could not be saved. He was shot outside the building he lived in.

Waugh’s devastated father said his son “wasn’t a trouble maker.”

“He was a good son,” he told the Daily News.

A fresh bullet hole was visible the building’s glass front door hours after the shooting and a trail of blood lead from just outside to the first-floor apartment where Waugh lived with his mother and younger brother.

“It’s heartbreaking,” said Waugh’s next-door neighbor, who asked not to be named. She believes Waugh ran home to his apartment after being shot.

“It’s bloody,” she said, pointing to blood drops on the lobby floor and wall.

The victim’s mother works nights and was not home when her son was shot, the neighbor said.

“That poor mother,” the neighbor said. She would often see the victim and his brother helping their mother with laundry and groceries.

“The kids never caused any trouble,” she said. “They’re good boys.”

The neighbor’s 24-year-old daughter said she overheard Waugh’s brother calling 911, telling the operator, “My brother’s been shot. Please send somebody. He’s gonna die.”

A 39-year-old neighbor who asked not to be named knew Waugh and was upset by his death. She watched as cops placed evidence markers outside the building leading to the front door.

“I feel justice should be served,” she said. “That’s somebody’s kid. It’s a tragedy.”

Waugh’s killer has not been caught.