On the night of August 1, 2020, 28-year-old nurse Thiasia Williams of Amityville was fatally shot while sitting in her car on Martin Luther King Drive in Hempstead. She had been waiting to pick up her boyfriend after a birthday party when a white four-door sedan drove by and fired more than ten rounds into the crowd. Williams and a 29-year-old woman were both hit; both were taken to a nearby hospital and the other woman survived in stable condition.

Investigators concluded Williams was an innocent bystander, struck in a drive-by shooting tied to a gang conflict; the bullets were believed to have been intended for rivals of the Insane Crip Gang. The attack left Williams’ young son motherless and her family grieving.

In April 2023 a federal indictment unsealed charges against eight alleged gang members and associates, and named Akeem Chambers in connection with Williams’ murder.