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3 killed in weekend gun violence in Brooklyn and the Bronx
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Published May 20, 2024
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Family members were left with questions after shootings in Brooklyn and the Bronx over the weekend left three men dead and another two wounded, according to police.
The first fatal shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Saturday in Brownsville. Officers responded to a 911 call of two people shot on Osborn Street and Pitkin Avenue.
When police arrived, they found 30-year-old Lamont Russell with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, along with a 28-year-old man who had been shot in the hand.
Both victims were transported to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where Russell was pronounced dead and the 28-year-old was in stable condition, according to NYPD officials.
Police did not immediately identify any suspects.
Five hours later and about a mile away, police in East New York responded to another 911 call about a shooting. Arriving at Georgia Avenue and Wortman Avenue around 4:30 Sunday morning, they found 60-year-old Anthony Haughton with a gunshot wound to the torso.
EMS also took him to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. Officials did not immediately identify any suspects, and there was no early indication that the two shootings were related.
Around 11 p.m. Sunday evening, police in the Bronx responded to a call about two men shot on Ely Avenue near Strang Avenue in Edenwald.
According to NYPD officials, a 29-year-old man was shot in the head, and a 40-year-old man was shot in the left leg. Both victims were transported to Jacobi Hospital, where the younger man was pronounced dead and the older man was in stable condition. The identity of the 29-year-old was pending as police worked to notify his family.
Lamont Russell, 30, seen in a photo provided by his family.
Courtesy of Lamont Russell's family
No suspects were immediately identified, and police made no arrests.
Relatives of Russell and Haughton said they’re still trying to find out exactly what happened – and why.
“A masked man ran down on him and shot him a few times,” said Russell’s older cousin, Dwayne Russell, adding that the aspiring rapper was gunned down not far from his girlfriend’s house. “I'm heading out there now, trying to figure things out.”
Haughton’s younger brother said detectives were trying to piece together what the father of three was doing out in the wee hours of Sunday morning, and who could have targeted him.
“He was a really, really nice guy. I mean, he took bums off the street to live with him in his house,” Michael Haughton said. “He was book smart, he was street smart and he had common sense. So the only thing I could think is that it was someone that was jealous.”
Haughton said Anthony worked as a street vendor, selling umbrellas and other essentials. In the winter, he sold coats, and gave some away to new immigrants who couldn’t afford them, Haughton said.
Both families had experienced tragedy before.
Lamont Russell’s younger brother was also shot and killed a few years ago, according to his cousin, who also said the siblings were in and out of foster care when they were young as their parents struggled with drug addictions.
Anthony Haughton was the third of seven siblings to die young, leaving four behind to pull together the funds for his funeral.
Anthony Haughton, 60, seen in a photo provided by his family.
Courtesy of Anthony Haughton's family
Though police haven’t identified suspects in either case, the relatives said they felt city officials should do more to prevent people in underserved neighborhoods from turning to violence.
“It's nothing for the poor people to do out there but get into stuff, stupid stuff like this,” Russell said. “People just need more outlets.”
“There's a lot of young kids on the street and they don't have their parents. They need to be loved. They need to be guided. They need to know that you don't have to take someone's life, because a lot of these kids are emotionally disturbed,” Haughton said.
Brooklyn continues to lead the city with the most fatal shootings so far this year— reporting 34 incidents. The Bronx is next, with 21, according to NYPD data compiled by Gothamist.
Besides Lamont Russell, eight other people have died of gun violence in the 73rd Precinct so far this year, which includes Brownsville and Ocean Hill. Maurice Boodie, 24, was fatally shot in his building in the neighborhood last week.
Besides Anthony Haughton, three people have been shot and killed in the 75th Precinct, which encompasses East New York and Cypress Hills, so far this year.
The 47th Precinct, where the 29-year-old man was killed Sunday night, was the scene of just one other fatal shooting earlier this year, when 23-year-old Dashawn Hibbert was killed and three more wounded in a building on White Plains road in Wakefield. Police have yet to make any arrests in that case.
This article was updated with additional information from relatives.
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Brittany Kriegstein
Brittany Kriegstein covers all breaking news around New York City, with a focus on crime and gun violence. Got a tip? Email Brittany at [email protected].
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