Joseph Hicks, a 59-year-old African-American man, was one of the workers killed when violence erupted at Neptune World Wide Moving in New Rochelle on the morning of February 14, 1977. A suspended employee, Frederick W. Cowan, returned armed, confronted coworkers at close range and opened fire. Hicks was struck in the first burst of shots and collapsed near the entry area as panic spread through the terminal.

Cowan moved through the workplace, demanding to know the whereabouts of supervisor Norman Bing, then climbed to an upstairs position and engaged officers. The scene became a prolonged siege; the first responding officer was shot, sharpshooters and an armored vehicle were used, and no arrest was made. Cowan was later found dead of an apparent suicide inside the building, with weapons and ammunition nearby. Investigators later recovered Nazi-related materials and more weapons from Cowan’s residence.

Did anyone who worked at Neptune World Wide Moving or lived nearby in February 1977 see anything that could add to the record?