Police in St. Albans are searching for a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a 51-year-old man on Saturday night.
The victim, Sherman Walker of Francis Lewis Boulevard, was shot multiple times at the corner of 204th Street and Murdock Avenue at approximately 6 p.m. on Jan. 18.
Officers from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call reporting a person shot and found Walker with gunshot wounds to his neck, abdomen, and left leg.
EMS rushed him to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
It was the 113th Precinct’s first homicide of 2025; the command had seven murders in 2024, according to CompStat.
So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the murder can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Updated on Jan. 19 at 4:25 p.m.
