By Joan Ward George Twenty year-old Shatell Spurgeon was been fingered by eyewitnesses as the murderer of a young Hammels Housing Development resident on April 22, 2001. Spurgeon s victim was shot in front of a bodega on the corner of Beach 86 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. According to witnesses, Spurgeon fled the homicide scene prior to the arrival of the police, and there has been a area-wide search on the peninsula to bring him in. Well-known to the 100 Precinct, Spurgeon has several arrests to his credit and has served time in prison.
Police believe the argument to have been over drug.
His last known address is the Hammels Housing Development, where he lived with his family. Police seriously caution anyone who spots Spurgeon not to approach him as he is considered armed and dangerous. All suspects are to be considered innocent until convicted in court. .