On the late morning of May 29, 2022, 31-year-old Waleek Watford was found inside the lobby of the Langston Hughes Houses on Sutter Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn, with multiple gunshot wounds to his shoulder and torso and stab wounds to his lower back. Emergency responders took him to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The attack involved both a firearm and a blade. The 73rd Precinct responded to a 911 call; at the time of the initial reports no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified. Reports note Watford had prior arrests for violent felonies, but acquaintances said he had been working with case workers and trying to improve his circumstances.

Residents described the community as shaken by the brazen violence. Does anyone have information about Watford, his activities in Brownsville, or the events that led to this killing?