Police Hunt for Killer of Jabbar McBride

GC Man Shot on Glen Cove Avenue

Friends and family of Jabbar McBride continue to leave flowers, candles and balloons at a memorial at the spot where Mr. McBride was shot.

By Carla Santella

The night of Wednesday, May 11, started as a nice spring night. A group of local residents were standing outside the small strip mall across from the Housing Authority on Glen Cove Avenue, a locale that has long been a hub of conversation, food and music, where the older residents sit in chairs, younger ones on the stone wall.

But according to Det. Sgt. Thomas Fitzpatrick of the Glen Cove Police, violence came unexpectedly and brutally to the area just before 11 p.m. Wednesday night.

Sgt. Fitzpatrick said, "Glen Cove Police received a call reporting gunshots fired near 135 Glen Cove Avenue. The first police units arrived at the scene in less than a minute and found the victim, Jabbar McBride, lying in the street with what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to his chest. He was rushed to North Shore Hospital in Manhasset by Glen Cove EMS, where he later died from the injury." Mr. McBride was 31 years old.

Both Glen Cove Police Detectives and the Nassau County Homicide Squad are investigating the murder and no arrests have been made as of this writing.

Sgt. Fitzpatrick said that Glen Cove has all its resources on the case, and while rumors abound, he stated, "Anything that I could say now would be premature. Just know that we are not ruling out anything. We are talking to anybody and everybody." The sergeant asks that anyone with any information contact the Glen Cove Police, 676-1000, Nassau County Homicide Squad, 573-7788 or Crimestoppers, (800) 244-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $2000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for this violent crime. All calls will be remain confidential upon request.

Glen Cove Mayor Mary Ann Holzkamp said of the tragic homicide, "Every life is precious. We do not tolerate anyone who fails to appreciate the value and significance of each human being. Glen Cove detectives are working closely with their Nassau County colleagues to solve this terrible crime. I know it's hard to be patient, but we have to do our best and let the police do their job."