“As alleged, Gavin Ferguson viciously stabbed two commuters in an unprovoked attack during their morning commute,” said District Attorney Bragg. “This attack, which significantly injured both riders, took place onboard a crowded train, which potentially threatened the safety of surrounding subway riders. Acts of violence within our transit system will not be tolerated and I wish the victims a swift recovery.”
The most recent murder conviction the Manhattan District Attorney’s Post-Conviction Justice Unit reversed hinged on skin cells scraped from the fingernails of a victim and stored away for 31 years.
Hassan Winston, 24, of Wyncote (Cheltenham Township), was convicted on Thursday, July 17 of fatally shooting 24-year-old Alonza Georgia during a gunpoint robbery in Harlem in March 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced on Monday, July 21.
MANHATTAN, N.Y. — A Manhattan jury has found Zaire Allen, 21, and Hassan Winston, 24, guilty in the March 2023 killing of Alonza Georgia, who was fatally shot during a gunpoint robbery in the lobby of his Harlem apartment building.
“Today, a jury of Zaire Allen and Hassan Winston’s peers found them responsible for the murder of Alonza Georgia in a vicious robbery which turned fatal,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Mr. Georgia, was a Manhattanite and beloved family man. My thoughts remain with the family as they continue to mourn their devastating loss. The conviction in this case is a testament to the hard work and diligence of our Violent Criminal Enterprises Unit and I thank the jury for its service.”
