A Fourth of July gathering in a Massapequa home ended in deadly gunfire when 21-year-old RaShawn Cummings of Hempstead was shot during a house party on West Drive on July 4, 2020. A physical altercation in the basement between two groups escalated into violence. Cummings and his friend Learyk Jarvis were reportedly in one group; the other included Thomas Massenburg and alleged members of the Mac Baller Bloods from Brooklyn.

Shortly afterward Massenburg obtained a loaded gun from an associate, Quran Blue, returned to the basement and opened fire. Cummings was struck twice, in the leg and the back, and was pronounced dead at the scene; another man was shot multiple times and survived. During the chaos Jarvis shot Massenburg in the groin, and Blue later fired additional shots outside.

The Nassau County Police Department investigated, and arrests followed: Massenburg, Jarvis and Blue were charged in connection with the incident. A jury later convicted Massenburg of second-degree murder, attempted murder and other counts; Jarvis and Blue received prison terms on weapons charges. Does anyone have additional information about Cummings or was at the West Drive gathering that night?