On the evening of September 3, 2016, 20-year-old Albert Schaper was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car with two friends near Jamaica Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica, Queens. Around 9:30 p.m. a man approached the vehicle, asked whether they were members of the Kings street gang, and then opened fire. Schaper was struck in the chest and later pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital. A 31-year-old companion was shot in both arms and a 21-year-old sustained multiple lacerations from shattered glass; both were treated and listed in stable condition.

Three days later authorities arrested 28-year-old Elvin Hernandez of Jamaica and charged him with murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon, with prosecutors alleging gang affiliation on the defendant’s part. In October 2019 a jury convicted Hernandez on multiple counts including second-degree murder and attempted murder; a sentencing date was set with a potential exposure of up to 75 years to life.

If anyone knew Albert, his companions that night, or saw activity near Jamaica Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway that evening, please share what might help the record.