4 The Courier sun • SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Cops search for two suspects linked to the murder of a St. Albans deli worker By Suzanne Monteverdi [email protected]/@smont76 Police have released security camera footage of two men wanted in connection with the deadly shooting of a deli worker in St. Albans this weekend. Mamadou N. Diallo, 46, was discovered by 113th Precinct officers with a gunshot wound to the head inside of Sunshine Deli at 111-08 Merrick Blvd. at 6:33 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. While the motive remains under investigation, police noted that an unspecified amount of cash had been removed from the register. The first suspect is being described as a black male, standing between 5 foot and 7 inches and 5 foot and 9 inches, wearing a red hoodie and black pants. The second individual is described as a black male, standing between 5 foot and 7 inches and 5 foot and 9 inches, wearing a dark hoodie and gray jeans. The investigation is ongoing. Video footage of the two suspects can be viewed on QNS.com. Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish speakers, dial 888-57-PISTA), visit their website or send a text message to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. Photo via Google Maps/Above provided by NYPD Photo courtesy of I. Daneek Miller Jamaica churchgoers join councilman at street co-naming to honor late minister Military disputes report on cause of mystery boom in south Queens By Robert Pozarycki [email protected]/@robbpoz Fighter jets flying over Queens caused a boom on the afternoon of Sept. 21 that alarmed people across the area, according to the NYPD — but the military disputed that claim. The noise, which sounded similar to an explosion, occurred at about 2:20 p.m. and sounded loudest near John F. Kennedy Airport in south Queens, according to WABC-TV. It could also be heard at Belmont Park and in southwestern Nassau County. In a tweet, the NYPD indicated that the boom was caused by two F-22 military jets flying over the area. There was no evidence of any actual explosion in Queens. Reportedly, the jets were escorting President Obama on board Air Force One. However, NORAD — the North American Aerospace Defense Command based in Colorado — disputed the explanation in a report that The New York Times published later in the day. “I can tell you, we checked in with the folks in our command center and first of all we don’t have F-22s who are flying for the enforcement of the F.A.A. temporary flight restriction that exists over New York and part of New Jersey right now for the United Nations General Assembly,” NORAD spokesperson Michael Kucharek told the Times. He went on to note that “a couple of airborne fighters” were flying over the city, “but they are flying at such an altitude and such an airspeed that it would not have caused this.” “So at this time there is no indication that it was a NORAD asset that caused this noise or sonic boom, as people are calling it,” Kucharek further stated. The U.S. Air Combat Command seemed to confirm the report in a tweet, in which it stated that there were F-15 fighters over the city as part of the General Assembly. The boom, which occurred days after the explosion in Chelsea, rattled the nerves of some Queens residents who took to social media to find out what happened. By Liam Baker [email protected]/@QNS On the corner of Smith Street and Baisley Boulevard stands the church that Rev. Dr. James Kelly built. Now it will bear his name. Jamaica residents joined a local representative on Sept. 17 at a street co-naming ceremony to honor the life and work of the late Rev. Dr. James Kelly, a prominent minister and community leader. Councilman I. Daneek Miller, Kelly’s family and friends, and members of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church of Jamaica — which he founded — gathered at Smith Street and Baisley Boulevard to commemorate Kelly. On that block stands the church that he established, and now it will bear his name. “It is an honor to be here today to honor one of the most prominent pastors of our time, Rev. Dr. James C. Kelly,” said Councilman I. Daneek Miller. “With his teachings, our community enhanced by following his church’s mission of applying biblical truth in our everyday lives and sharing their resources with others who are unable to help themselves.” Kelly’s role in the community extended far beyond that of a spiritual leader: under his leadership, New Jerusalem created social service programs for residents in southeast Queens including food pantries, clothing drives, health screenings, senior activities and cultural events. “This co-naming is an honor and well deserved,” said Loretta Kelly, the late pastor’s wife. “My husband worked very hard to make the community and church a better place. While building New Jerusalem, he also helped other churches going through hardship locally and throughout the world. He was always a people person and loved everyone who he came in touch with.”
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