Police search for answers in Jamaica party slay
By Ivan Pereira
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| Police comb the house where they say a man was shot in the torso during a party. Photo by Ivan Pereira |
Police were continuing to search for a killer who they say shot a man inside a Jamaica house during a party early Saturday morning.
Around 5 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call of shots fired at 122−67 Montauk St. and found a man inside with a gunshot wound to his torso, police said. The unidentified 45−year−old was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where he was declared dead nearly an hour later, according to police.
No suspects were arrested as of Tuesday and the investigation was ongoing, police said. Nearly a dozen officers spent the morning hours combing the one−story home for evidence.
Police sources say there was a party going on in the home during the time of the shooting and the murder victim was a guest.
The house is located opposite several garages and industrial buildings that were closed at the time of the shooting. Neighbors who live blocks away from the crime scene said they did not hear any shots but were taken aback that something violent took place in their quiet community.
“It’s surprising. I had no idea something like that happened,” said Jenkins, who has lived in the community for 39 years and declined to give his first name.
The murder took place within the 113th Precinct, which covers St. Albans, Hollis, South Ozone Park, South Jamaica, Addisleigh Park and Locust Manor. The precinct has recorded a 20.61 percent drop in overall crime this year with 466 reported incidents in 2009 so far, compared to 587 reports during the same period last year, according to Police Department statistics.
There have been three homicides this year, which was the same number reported during the same period last year.
Anyone with information on the Jamaica shooting is urged to call Crimestoppers at 1−800−577−TIPS or log on to nypdcrimestoppers.com. All reports will be kept confidential.
Reach reporter Ivan Pereira by e−mail at ipereira@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718−229−0300, Ext. 146.
Around 5 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call of shots fired at 122−67 Montauk St. and found a man inside with a gunshot wound to his torso, police said. The unidentified 45−year−old was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where he was declared dead nearly an hour later, according to police.
No suspects were arrested as of Tuesday and the investigation was ongoing, police said. Nearly a dozen officers spent the morning hours combing the one−story home for evidence.
Police sources say there was a party going on in the home during the time of the shooting and the murder victim was a guest.
The house is located opposite several garages and industrial buildings that were closed at the time of the shooting. Neighbors who live blocks away from the crime scene said they did not hear any shots but were taken aback that something violent took place in their quiet community.
“It’s surprising. I had no idea something like that happened,” said Jenkins, who has lived in the community for 39 years and declined to give his first name.
The murder took place within the 113th Precinct, which covers St. Albans, Hollis, South Ozone Park, South Jamaica, Addisleigh Park and Locust Manor. The precinct has recorded a 20.61 percent drop in overall crime this year with 466 reported incidents in 2009 so far, compared to 587 reports during the same period last year, according to Police Department statistics.
There have been three homicides this year, which was the same number reported during the same period last year.
Anyone with information on the Jamaica shooting is urged to call Crimestoppers at 1−800−577−TIPS or log on to nypdcrimestoppers.com. All reports will be kept confidential.
Reach reporter Ivan Pereira by e−mail at ipereira@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718−229−0300, Ext. 146.
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