Allen Simpkins Jr.’s killer sought by Nassau detectives
This is Allen Simpkins Jr. who was killed in a shooting on April 9, 2016, in Roosevelt, Nassau County police said. Simpkins was 46; the date of this picture is unknown. Credit: NCPD
Who shot and killed Allen Simpkins Jr.?
That’s the question being asked by Nassau County police, and now they’re asking your help in finding the killer.
Simpkins, 46, was shot several times in front of a home on John Street in Roosevelt on Saturday at 3:54 a.m.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are asking anyone with information about the killing to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477. All calls will be kept confidential, and police said callers are eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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