John Jeff was 28 and an off-duty New York City corrections officer when he was fatally shot on August 15, 2020, in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens. Around 3:00 a.m. he had just left a party with a female friend and coworker and was at the corner of Ridgedale Street and Defoe Street when the shooting occurred. Police found him unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.

Jeff had been a passenger in a black Chevy Malibu that stopped at a fire hydrant because a garbage truck was blocking the street. As the car tried to reverse, a black Mercedes and a blue BMW blocked them in. An argument began after Jeff identified himself as a law enforcement officer and displayed his handgun to ask the drivers to move. The Mercedes moved but a white Infiniti then blocked the Malibu. When someone from one of the vehicles approached, Jeff exited the car, a second altercation started and he was shot multiple times. Bullets came from two different guns, and investigators say Jeff’s service firearm was missing from its empty holster and was not recovered at the scene.

If anyone knew John Jeff or saw the incident or the vehicles involved that night, please share what was seen with investigators.