Chad Baldeo was 23 when he was killed in the predawn hours of March 29, 2017, on Merrick Boulevard in Queens. According to police, a car pulled up near the strip‑mall area by 126-14 Merrick Boulevard, a passenger exited and opened fire, firing roughly 17 rounds. Baldeo was struck several times—wounds to the chest, back and abdomen—and was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he died. Another man nearby was also hit and treated.

Early reports described the getaway car variously as a dark Nissan Altima or Maxima; investigators later publicized footage they believed showed a black Mercedes‑Benz and asked for help identifying the vehicle and the shooter. Baldeo’s family organized funeral funds and remembered him as a beloved son and sibling.

If anyone has information about who was in the passenger seat that morning or recognizes the vehicle seen on surveillance, please come forward.