A late-night argument over a double-parked car in South Jamaica ended with the death of 28-year-old Noel Samuels. On May 27, 2017, Samuels, a Black man from Hollis, was called by a friend to help resolve a dispute near the corner of 140th Street and 120th Avenue. The confrontation turned violent and Samuels was shot in the head; he was taken to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

The 113th Precinct investigation led to arrests on June 8, 2017. Two men, identified as 52-year-old Michael Myers and 53-year-old Brady Hollenquest, were charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Hollenquest also faced multiple additional charges including criminal possession of a weapon, narcotics offenses, tampering with physical evidence, and unlawful possession of marijuana. Both men had prior convictions: Myers served 22 years for a 1988 manslaughter conviction and Hollenquest had three prior robbery convictions.

Are there readers who remember that Memorial Day weekend in South Jamaica or who have information about the dispute that led to Samuels’s death?