Joel Cobbs, a 23-year-old Black man from Queens, was fatally shot in broad daylight on October 19, 2021, in the Jamaica neighborhood. According to reports, a group of roughly 11 men pursued Cobbs for several blocks before the chase ended outside a salon on 163rd Street near 89th Avenue, where one of the group shot him in the head at about 2:50 p.m. Emergency medical services took Cobbs to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Witnesses and police described the suspects as Black males about 20 to 30 years old who fled on foot in different directions after the shooting. The gunman was believed to be wearing all black. The NYPD released surveillance images of people they were seeking in connection with the murder. No arrests have been announced and the motive has not been publicly identified. Cobbs’ family said he was a hardworking contractor who planned to return to school and they continue to mourn and seek justice.

If anyone in Jamaica that afternoon saw the chase or has information about the men in the surveillance images, please share what is known.