Brothers Shawn and Neshawn Plummer were gunned down three years and a few blocks apart in Far Rockaway, innocent, unintended victims of the gun violence that is a national plague.
In July 2012, 18-year-old Shawn was hit by gunfire intended for someone else as he stood on Seagirt Avenue. Detectives found no witnesses willing to testify against a probable suspect.
Three years later, during a visit to his old neighborhood, 16-year-old Neshawn Plummer, standing a short distance from where his brother died, was fatally hit during an exchange of gunfire between warring gang factions. Despite video of the shooting and a sketch released by investigators, the individuals responsible for this cold-blooded murder have evaded justice.
My Cold Case Unit is a specialized bureau that investigates the borough's oldest and most challenging unsolved homicide cases using forensic technology and other advanced investigative techniques. The unit garnered international attention recently for bringing to justice the killer of a WWI veteran who went missing in 1976.
If you have information about the murders of Shawn or Neshawn Plummer, or any unsolved homicide, I urge you to let authorities know.
My top priority will always be keeping you and your loved ones safe.
In Friendship,
Melinda Katz
Queens District Attorney