Sherman Walker, 51, was shot and killed in St. Albans, Queens, on the evening of Saturday, January 18, 2025. Neighbors described Walker, a Black male who lived in a basement apartment on the block, as a quiet, jovial, outgoing jokester. At about 6:00 p.m. multiple gunshots were heard at the corner of 204th Street and Murdock Avenue; a witness reported hearing what sounded like eight shots.

Officers from the 113th Precinct responding to a 911 call found Walker with severe gunshot wounds to his neck, abdomen, and left leg. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The shooting, which occurred just blocks from his home on Francis Lewis Boulevard, was the precinct’s first homicide of the year. Homicide detectives canvassed the area but did not immediately identify a suspect, and no arrests had been made. The motive remained unclear.

Did anyone in St. Albans see or hear something that night that could help investigators piece together what happened?