A confrontation in Bedford-Stuyvesant turned deadly in the early morning of September 16, 2021. At about 5:15 a.m. on Lewis Avenue, 29-year-old Russel Hazelton was shot multiple times during an altercation with 30-year-old Christopher Mackins. Hazelton returned fire and struck Mackins in the neck but was critically wounded.

Emergency crews found Hazelton with multiple gunshot injuries and took him to Woodhull Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mackins collapsed a short distance away on Ditmars Street, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, and was later arrested. On September 22, 2021, Mackins was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with Hazelton’s death.

Does anyone have information about the dispute that led to the shooting or witnessed the events on Lewis Avenue that morning?