What to KnowAuthorities are asking the general public for data that will result in the fixing of a 2020 chilly case homicide of a correction officer in Queens. Off-duty officer John Jeff was discovered unresponsive with a number of gunshot wounds in South Jamaica on Aug. 15, 2020 on the nook of Defoe and Ridgedale Streets in Springfield Gardens. The capturing was caught on a close-by safety digicam which was not beforehand launched publicly by investigators. That’s, till not too long ago, when the Queens District Lawyer’s Workplace launched the footage final week in an try to seek out data that will result in the individual or folks accountable.
Authorities are asking the general public for data that will result in the fixing of a 2020 chilly case homicide of a correction officer in Queens.
Off-duty officer John Jeff was discovered unresponsive with a number of gunshot wounds in South Jamaica on Aug. 15, 2020 on the nook of Defoe and Ridgedale Streets in Springfield Gardens. Medics transported the 28-year-old to Jamaica Hospital the place he was later pronounced useless, in accordance with the NYPD.
The capturing was caught on a close-by safety digicam which was not beforehand launched publicly by investigators. That’s, till not too long ago, when the Queens District Lawyer’s Workplace launched the footage final week in an try to seek out data that will result in the individual or folks accountable.
In keeping with the continuing investigation, at round 3 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2020, Jeff was a passenger in a black Chevy Malibu that was briefly pulled over at a hearth hydrant on Ridgedale Avenue. The automobile was allegedly being pushed by a feminine buddy and coworker.
Whereas stopped on the hydrant, the automobile was blocked by a rubbish truck up the highway and the motive force tried to reverse to go away the realm however was blocked by two extra automobiles from behind: a black Mercedes and a blue BMW additional down. Jeff exited the automobile to ask the drivers to again up and an alleged argument occurred with these contained in the black Mercedes.
Allegedly, Jeff recognized himself as an officer and drew his firearm. It was then that the Mercedes reversed, permitting Jeff to get again into the Malibu and make a left flip onto Defoe Avenue.
Nonetheless, seconds later, the Malibu was blocked a second time, by a white Infiniti touring in the wrong way down Defoe Avenue. Somebody tapped on the automobile and Jeff exited the automobile once more and a second argument occurred.
When this second argument was going down, folks from a close-by home social gathering allegedly started to collect and a capturing occurred moments later. All three automobiles (the Mercedes, the BMW and the Infiniti) all fled. However Jeff
Jeff was shot within the head, torso, left arm and left leg, struggling about eight gunshot wounds. Though he was taken to a neighborhood hospital, he was pronounced useless at 3:37 a.m.
Gunshot evaluation decided that the bullets fired have been from two totally different firearms. Investigators imagine the killers shot John, then took his service weapon and shot him once more since his service firearm was not discovered on the scene.
Within the 5 years since his demise, Jeff’s mother, Beverly Ford, has retired from her job, however now works full time on making an attempt to deliver her son justice.
“My pain is always gonna be here but justice is I can let him rest in peace,” Ford mentioned.
With the killers on the free, this household says they stay in fixed concern. As mother, sister, and the Queens District Lawyer’s Workplace proceed to seek for solutions they’re hoping time and a reward of $30,000 helps somebody discover the braveness to talk up.
“My office has been investigating the murder of an off-duty Correction Officer for over four years,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. “Although cases grow cold, they are never forgotten. We hope that by publicly releasing this surveillance footage we will bring more attention to this senseless unsolved murder. I urge anyone with any information regarding the August 15, 2020, homicide of John Jeff to come forward and help us bring justice for John and his loved ones.”
Authorities urge anybody with data to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers through 800-577-TIPS. All ideas are confidential and a $30,000 reward is being supplied.
