Reon Cambridge was 19 when he was dropped off at Brookdale Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head in the early hours of March 6, 2021. He was pronounced dead just before 2:20 a.m. The family described him as fun-loving and sweet with no known enemies; he had been close to graduating from Frontiers High School.

Hours earlier Cambridge had been at a baby shower on Weirfield Street in Ridgewood, Queens, where an altercation involved another guest. Investigators say a man became upset at the party and at about 12:53 a.m. fired five shots at a BMW carrying the guest and Cambridge. An hour later the guest and Cambridge returned to the party location; the man then stepped in front of the car and fired five more times, striking Cambridge in the forehead. Cambridge was then driven to Brookdale Hospital and left there. The 67th Precinct in Brooklyn led the investigation.

If anyone who attended that baby shower or who knew Reon’s movements that night has information, please come forward.