Deadly day in Queens: Three men killed in shootings
Two slain in drive-by shooting, another gunned down sitting in car in southeast Queens
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Three men were killed in
two separate shootings during
a violent Monday on the
streets of southeast Queens,
police reported.
Authorities say that 3:47 p.m.
on Aug. 26, police responded to
a 911 call regarding a man shot
in the vicinity of Springfield
Boulevard and 140th Avenue
in Springfield Gardens.
Upon their arrival, officers
from the 113th Precinct found
21-year-old David Hutchinson,
of Avenue M in Brooklyn,
sitting in a vehicle with
gunshot wounds to his chest
and buttocks.
EMS rushed Hutchinson
to Jamaica Hospital, where he
was pronounced dead.
At 9:24 p.m. that same
day, officers from the 105th
Precinct responded to a 911 call
regarding two men shot inside
a vehicle on the corner of 149th
Drive and 255th Street in
Rosedale. Upon their arrival,
police found two men inside a
2018 Kia sedan, unconscious
and unresponsive, with
multiple gunshot wounds to
their bodies.
Sources familiar with the
investigation say that three
unknown black men in a
white SUV initially drove past
the victims in their car, made
a U-turn and then shot at the
victims. The SUV the fled
the scene.
EMS responded to the
location and pronounced the
victims dead at the scene. They
were identified as Antoine
Folkes, 23, of 116th Road and
Marcellus Shields, 22, of 195th
Street.
At this time, police do not
believe that the two shootings
are connected. It is unclear
what the motives are behind
both shootings.
No arrests have been
made at this time. Both
investigations are ongoing.
Reach reporter Emily
Davenport by email at
edavenport@qns.com or
by phone at (718) 260-2576.
Close up male hand showing gesture try to kill someone with gun, Gunman with dark background
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