On the afternoon of July 4, 2024, 22-year-old Kaylon Baugh, a Black man from Brooklyn, was shot in the Flatbush neighborhood near 2126 Dorchester Road. Officers from the 70th Precinct arrived after a 911 call and found Baugh conscious and alert despite a gunshot wound to his groin. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where medical staff later pronounced him dead.

The motive for the shooting remains unknown. Baugh’s family, mourning their firstborn son, organized a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral expenses. The NYPD has not announced any arrests or released suspect descriptions; the investigation is ongoing and detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Kaylon, saw activity near Dorchester Road around 1:58 p.m. on July 4, 2024, or has information about this shooting, please come forward to investigators.