A 60-year-old man, Anthony Haughton, was fatally shot in East New York in the early morning hours of May 19, 2024. Police were called at about 4:29 a.m. to the corner of Georgia and Wortman Avenues, an industrial area, where they found Haughton with a gunshot wound to his torso. Emergency medical services took him to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Members of the 75th Precinct and the Crime Scene Unit processed the scene and canvassed for evidence as the investigation opened. Authorities said the motive was not immediately clear; no arrests had been announced and no suspect description was released at that time. The investigation remained active and police were seeking information from the public.

If anyone has information about Haughton, his movements that night, or the shooting near Georgia and Wortman Avenues, please contact investigators.