Melvin Anthony Nieves

Death by Force

Melvin Anthony Nieves Jr., an 18-year-old from Queens, NY, was tragically killed on January 19, 2000. The incident occurred outside his home at Carlyle Towers co-op on Franklin Avenue in Flushing, a building managed by his family for decades. According to police reports, Nieves was shot once in the head around 10:28 p.m. after an argument with another man. The suspect, described as an 18- to 20-year-old Asian male, had been urinating near the building earlier in the evening, which led to the ini ...Read More

Unsolved Case #12 Reference Number 00-5