13-year-old Maryland boy Jayz Agnew was killed while raking leaves

A 13-year-old Maryland boy has died after being shot in the head while raking up leaves in his front yard, his devastated family revealed – as authorities still have no suspect or motive for the senseless killing.

Jayz Agnew died in hospital on Friday, three days after he was struck by the gunfire, his mother, Juanita Agnew, announced on Saturday.

“I’ve seen gun violence before and I’ve seen where other moms go through it, but it doesn’t hurt until you really are the one getting calls like this,” the grieving mom said.

Prince George’s County District Attorney Aisha Braveboy confirmed the young teenager succumbed to his injuries on Friday.

Jayz was doing yard work as part of his chores in the Washington, DC suburb of Hillcrest Heights around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday when someone opened fire.

Neighbors said they heard between five and seven shots, and one of them said he saw a car speed away.

The eighth grader was hit in the head by a bullet and taken to Children’s Hospital in critical condition.

Prince George’s County Police do not believe Jayz was an intended target and is offering a $25,000 reward for information in the case. As of Monday, there had been no arrests.

Speaking to news channel WJLA, Juanita said her son dreams of becoming an emergency doctor.

She also described him as a “loving, gentle kid” on a GoFundMe page, adding that “his only arguments with his little sister, Aaliyah, are over video games.”

The heartbroken mother of two said Jayz is “very playful” and never disrespectful or rude.

She said she couldn’t understand why anyone would feel the need to hurt them.

“My biggest fear is that my son won’t be fair,” she said.

In an interview with Fox Baltimore, Juanita said she urged her son not to wander the neighborhood and stay home because she was trying to protect him.

“Those parameters I had for him with the thought of being at home was fine,” she explained.

“He was in the front yard. It hurts to know that he did that and yet violence came to his house.”

Jayz’s father, who had been gardening with him but left for a few minutes, heard gunshots and ran back to see his son lying on the ground.