On August 13, 2016, Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, was walking home in Ozone Park, Queens, after leading prayers at the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid. He was accompanied by his friend and assistant, 64-year-old Thara Uddin. Both men, wearing religious clothing and known in their community, were approached from behind by a lone gunman who shot them both in the head in an execution-style attack. They were taken to a hospital but died of their injuries.

Surveillance footage captured a dark SUV fleeing the scene. About ten minutes later a similar vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run with a bicyclist a few miles away; police traced the SUV to a driver from Brooklyn, 35-year-old Oscar Morel. Authorities arrested Morel the day after the shootings and recovered a .38-caliber revolver hidden in a wall that ballistics linked to the murders, plus clothing matching the surveillance images. Prosecutors said the motive remained unclear; community members suspected a hate crime.

Morel was convicted at trial in March 2018 and later sentenced to life without parole. Did anyone in Ozone Park see anything unusual that afternoon or have information about the shooter or the dark SUV?