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Former NYPD Rap-Intelligence Detective Derrick Parker Dies at 65

8/12/2026

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Former NYPD detective Derrick J. Parker died on July 24 at a Nassau County hospital at age 65.
Parker led the NYPD’s 1990s rap-intelligence unit that monitored artists and testified in the 1999 Club New York shooting that charged Sean “Diddy” Combs and briefly detained Jennifer Lopez.
Before his death, Parker said he was following the Las Vegas murder case against Duane “Keffe D” Davis, with jury selection Monday.

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Former NYPD detective Derrick J. Parker died on July 24 at a Nassau County hospital at age 65.
Parker led the NYPD’s 1990s rap-intelligence unit that monitored artists and testified in the 1999 Club New York shooting that charged Sean “Diddy” Combs and briefly detained Jennifer Lopez.
Before his death, Parker said he was following the Las Vegas murder case against Duane “Keffe D” Davis, with jury selection Monday.