Victim of hitman dressed as a Hasidic Jew was a reformed convicted murderer fresh out of prison
Cold-blooded hitman ‘dressed as Hasidic Jew’ executes convicted murderer as he climbed into his car in Queens: Victim was ex ‘Patio Crew’ gang member who’d been out of prison less than a year
Jermaine Dixon, 46, was shot point-blank in the head by an unidentified shooter in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York on Monday The shooter may have been dressed as a Hasidic Jew in what appeared to be a traditional rekel and a wide brim hatDescribed as a ‘good guy’ by family, Dixon had only been out of prison for less than a year before he was executed, the New York Daily News reportedA former member of the Brooklyn gang ‘Patio Crew’, Dixon served nearly two decades in prison for the 1992 murder of Alphonso Gooden and drug chargesSurveillance footage obtained by Daily Mail showed the shooter faking car troubles before the shooting He fled the scene in a white Nissan sedan before police arrived Police are investigating the shooting and no one has been arrested
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The life of a convicted murderer who turned his life around after serving 19 years in prison was cut short after a hitman disguised as a Hasidic Jew shot him in broad daylight as he was climbing into his car in Queens.
Shocking surveillance footage captured the moment Jermaine Dixon, 46, was shot dead by the unidentified killer who was wearing a traditional rekel – a long, black coat – and a wide brim black hat, in the video obtained MailOnline.com.
The shooter had his trunk, hood and car door open before hunching under the hood as Dixon approached his own car, according the video.
Once Dixon turned his back on the man to open the door of his car, the gunman ran across the street and shot Dixon in the back of the head, the video showed.
Jermaine Dixon, 46, can be seen walking to his car (top middle in light colored clothing) as the shooter looks under his hood (dressed in black) before he ambushed and shot Dixon as he was getting into his car in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York
Dixon can be seen through the tree limbs unresponsively slumped in the front seat of his car as the shooter runs back to his vehicle
Dixon’s body was slumped in the front seat as the man ran back to his car, slammed the hood down and drove away from the scene.
Cops discovered the slain victim around 8 a.m. on South Conduit Avenue in South Ozone Park and Dixon was pronounced dead at the scene.
Described as a ‘good guy’ by family, Dixon had only been out of prison for less than a year before he was executed, the New York Daily News reported.
A former member of the Brooklyn gang ‘Patio Crew’, Dixon served nearly two decades in prison for the 1992 murder of Alphonso Gooden and drug charges.
Court documents show that a deal to cooperate with the feds fell apart after prosecutors discovered Dixon was the triggerman in Gooden’s murder, the Daily News reported.
Dixon’s brother Emilie is currently serving a life sentence for the murder, while the 46-year-old’s was reduced to a 30 year sentence.
While serving time Dixon became a model prisoner and pursued a bachelor’s degree in business and filed for compassionate release, where he took responsibility for his actions and asked for a chance to prove himself, the Daily News reported.
‘It is clear that I am not the young man that your honor sentenced 20 years ago,’ Dixon wrote to Judge Raymond Dearie. ‘I am now asking your honor to again take a chance with me and let me re-enter society to prove to myself, my mother, children, family and also the court that I can and will do the right thing upon release…I blame no one but myself for the road I chose that put me in my current situation. ‘
His plea was convincing and Dearie said he was compelled to give Dixon a ‘chance.’
‘Do I leave Mr. Dixon to the authorities and require him to serve out the sentence he deserves, or do I grant him a somewhat accelerated release in the hope that for himself and his family he will continue on a road to a respectable and productive life?’ Dearie wrote. ‘I choose the latter. I choose to take a chance.’
Dearie added that Dixon’s decision to lie to investigators was done out of family loyalty and reflected well on his character.
‘That poor, indeed catastrophic decision was no doubt prompted in the main by his repeated concern for his own brother who faced capital offenses and by his unwillingness to testify against him,’ Dearie wrote. ‘The government was certainly justified in its reaction, but at the same time Mr. Dixon’s efforts to protect his older brother are understandable and similarly reflect a decent side to his character.’
Body of shooting victim Jermaine Dixon is wheeled away after EMTs pronounced he was dead at the scene
Police cordon off scene of fatal shooting where a gunman faked car trouble before executing his victim while dressed in traditional clothing worn by Hasidic Jews
Police gather near the crime scene after finding the victim dead in his car
Cops said they have no motive or why Dixon was targeted.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
The NYPD is looking for a dark-skinned man last seen wearing all black and a mask, who drove off in white Nissan sedan.
The NYPD are looking for a man last seen dressed in all black with a mask and dark skinned
The police are looking for a white Nissan sedan
