QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11)\u2013 FDNY crews cleaned up a grisly scene in Queens Saturday afternoon, washing away blood from the same spot where 36-year-old Jairo Javier Vinces-Cobena was gunned down Friday night near 55th Avenue in Corona.<\/p>\n
Bullet holes were seen along the block, some even hitting the hood of a white Volvo parked nearby.<\/p>\n
Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou can hear the screams. It just happened out of nowhere,\u201d said nearby shop owner Luca Estrella, who runs Estrella Auto just steps from where it happened.<\/p>\n Estrella didn\u2019t see the shooting himself, but he says he heard the commotion, and word spread quickly through the tight-knit strip of homes and small businesses.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was three shots, it was a little scooter with two people on it, and it was like Duh, duh, duh, all three shots hit him and he was on the floor bleeding,\u201d Estrella said.<\/p>\n Police say Vinces-Cobena was found badly hurt after being shot several times and was rushed to NYC Health + Hospitals\/Elmhurst, where he later died.<\/p>\n Estrella says he knew the victim personally.<\/p>\n \u201cHe used to bring his car to fix in my shop all the time, he was a cool guy,\u201d he said, describing a working man who ran a mobile car-washing business from a white van he used for jobs around the neighborhood.<\/p>\n Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n Family members were seen holding each other tight just hours after the incident. For people who live and work along this block, the violence hits home in a place many still describe as generally calm.<\/p>\n \u201cQuiet, it\u2019s quiet, but every now and then you wake up and see ambulances and cops,\u201d said longtime resident Tony Perez, who has lived in the neighborhood for about a decade. \u201cThere\u2019s always been an issue with security in this area,\u201d he added, saying residents have long called for more of a police presence and better lighting at night.<\/p>\n Estrella says seeing crime this close is still unsettling, but sadly, no longer rare in their corner of Queens.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m shocked, but it\u2019s not surprising because nowadays, tends to see this everyday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n At the time of this report, no arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, according to police. Detectives are searching for whoever is responsible, and neighbors say they just want the bloodshed to stop before another life is lost on their street.<\/p>\n Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n