NY NY- John Jeff, 28, NYC Correction Officer, fatally shot, Springfield Gardens, 15 Aug., '20, *New initiative/cctv*

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Cold case homicide: Queens DA seeks public help in solving 2020 murder of correction officer – QNS

Queens DA Melinda Katz released surveillance video of the cold case murder of an off-duty Rikers Island correction officer in Springfield Gardens

qns.com

February 19, 2025

NYC Correction Officer John Jeff was gunned down near the intersection of Defoe and Ridgedale Street in Springfield Gardens.
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''Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday the release of surveillance video of the cold case murder of an off-duty Rikers Island correction officer in Springfield Gardens more than four years ago.

During the early morning hours of Aug. 15, 2020, 28-year-old NYC Correction Officer John Jeff was gunned down at the corner of Defoe Street and Ridgedale Street while heading to a house party just a mile away from his Farmers Boulevard home in Rochdale.''
'The fatal shooting was captured by a nearby security camera, and the footage was not previously released publicly by investigators.'

''According to the ongoing investigation, at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, Jeff was a passenger in a black Chevy Malibu that briefly pulled over at a fire hydrant on Ridgedale Street. His female friend, who was a fellow correction officer, was behind the wheel of Malibu.''

 

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Feb 11, 2025 #crime #nyc #news
Chanteé Lans speaks to both the mother of the victim, and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, with the latest developments in the case.

DA KATZ APPEALS FOR INFORMATION IN COLD CASE MURDER OF NEW YORK CITY CORRECTION OFFICER - OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY QUEENS COUNTY

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today the release of surveillance video in connection with the death of 28-year-old John Jeff, an off-duty New York City Correction Officer, who was shot and killed four years ago at the corner of Defoe and Ridgedale Streets in Springfield Gardens...

queensda.org

''Gun fire erupted moments later and the three vehicles, the black Mercedes, the blue BMW and the white Inifnity, immediately fled the scene. Jeff was shot in the head, torso, left arm and left leg, suffering approximately eight gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead at 3:37 a.m.
Thirteen spent shell casings, along with two fired bullets, one deformed bullet and two live cartridges were found at the scene of the shooting on Defoe Street and a later analysis determined that the bullets were fired from two different firearms. Investigators believe that the victim may have been shot with his own firearm after he was shot with the perpetrator’s firearm, as Jeff’s holster was empty, and the service firearm was not found at the scene.''

 

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• by Michael Gannon, 22 hrs ago
• DA, cops seek help in cold case murder
• ''There is a $30,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.
  “My office has been investigating the murder of an off-duty correction officer for over four years,” Katz said in Feb. 19 press release. “Although cases grow cold, they are never forgotten. We hope that by publicly releasing this surveillance footage we will bring more attention to this senseless unsolved murder. I urge anyone with any information regarding the Aug. 15, 2020, homicide of John Jeff to come forward and help us bring justice for John and his loved ones.”
  Katz and the NYPD are urging anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577, or by going to @nypdtips on X. All tips are strictly confidential.''