Jamel Nicholson was 25 and a father of three when he was killed on Halloween evening, October 31, 2022, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Known also as Melly Gzs, Nicholson was standing with his 19-year-old girlfriend outside the Sheepshead Bay Houses on Avenue V at about 5:10 p.m. when a gunman opened fire, chasing at least one victim and firing at least 11 shots. Nicholson was struck multiple times in the chest and buttocks; a witness saw him run about a block before collapsing between two parked cars on Brown Street.

Both victims were taken to Brookdale University Hospital; Nicholson was pronounced dead and his girlfriend survived with serious injuries. The shooter reportedly fled in a white van. The killing was later tied by prosecutors to gang violence between rival groups; two men were indicted in connection with Nicholson’s murder as part of a broader investigation into violent street gangs and prosecutors said the alleged murder weapon was recovered. Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything that night that could help explain what happened?