There was a man currently sentenced in David Hutchinson’s murder that I honestly believe was responsible for Antoine’s as well but he was never charged, he should have been.

On August 26, 2019, 23-year-old Antoine Folkes and 22-year-old Marcellus Shields were found inside a parked Kia sedan in Rosedale, Queens, each suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services pronounced both men dead at the scene after police responded to a 911 call about two men shot inside a vehicle at 149th Drive and 255th Street.

Hours earlier, a friend of Folkes, 21-year-old David Hutchinson, had been killed in a drive-by shooting in nearby Springfield Gardens; investigators explored whether the two incidents were connected because both involved a white vehicle. Witnesses said a white SUV carrying three unidentified men drove past the victims’ car in Rosedale, made a U-turn, then opened fire.

Police have linked the double homicide to possible gang activity and identified Folkes as a reputed member of the Queens-based SNOW Gang. Despite public appeals, released photos, and a reward offer, no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Antoine Folkes, Marcellus Shields, or observed a white SUV in the area that evening, please come forward with information.