Joseph Joe Proce was shot in the lower back on May 31, 1990, in Queens. The bullet struck his kidney and he was hospitalized. He survived the initial attack but died of his wounds on June 24, 1990, after more than three weeks in care.

Proce’s death was one of a series of shootings in New York City that investigators later linked to Heriberto Seda, who became known as the New York Zodiac Killer and reportedly chose victims based on astrological signs. Seda was arrested and tried; a jury returned a guilty verdict on June 24, 1998, the eighth anniversary of Proce’s death, and he received a lengthy prison sentence for Proce’s murder and other crimes.

Anyone who knew Joseph Proce or saw activity in Queens around late May 1990 is asked to share what they remember.