Anthony Williams, a 24-year-old Black man from Fremont, was shot and killed on May 22, 2021, at about 12:20 p.m. at a residence on Lake Country Lane in Tusten, New York. New York State Police troopers and emergency medical services attempted life-saving measures, but Williams was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police arrested 81-year-old Tusten resident John Rhodes in connection with the shooting. Rhodes was charged with second-degree murder and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon after officers reported finding a .33-caliber rifle at the scene. Rhodes has a prior 2004 conviction for criminal possession of a machine gun. He was arraigned in Tusten Town Court and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.

No motive has been publicly disclosed. If anyone knew Anthony Williams, was at the Lake Country Lane residence that day, or has information about what happened, please share what can help the investigation.