Tyrone Williams, 23, of Baldwin, was shot and killed in Freeport on the early morning of August 1, 2024 — reportedly on his birthday. Witnesses say the argument became physical and that another man produced a 9mm handgun and shot Williams in the chest around 2 a.m. A shot spotter activation alerted police; Williams was found wounded and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A 20-year-old from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Kyzer Langley, was arrested later that morning after officers responding to a report of a suspicious person near West Seaman and Grand avenues detained him and recovered a 9mm handgun nearby. Langley was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and was arraigned at the First District Court in Hempstead. Family members described Williams as a high school graduate, a master barber and an auto mechanic. The motive for the argument that led to the shooting remains under investigation.

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