Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the sentencings of ZAIRE ALLEN, 21, to 25-years-to-life and HASSAN WINSTON, 24, to 25-years-to-life in state prison for fatally shooting 24-year-old Alonza Georgia during a gunpoint robbery in Harlem in March 2023. On July 17, 2025, a New Yok State Supreme Court jury found ALLEN and WINSTON guilty of several counts, including Murder in the Second Degree, Robbery in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, among other charges.
“Zaire Allen and Hassan Winston have been held accountable for murdering Alonza Georgia in a brutal act of gun violence driven by greed,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Gun violence devastates families and causes deep and profound trauma in our communities. I hope the resolution of this case offers Mr. Georgia’s family members, who remain devastated at such an insurmountable loss, a step toward the peace and healing they deserve.”
As proven at trial, and according to court documents and statements made on the record in court, ALLEN and WINSTON were friends and traveled from Philadelphia to New York City on March 26, 2023. At approximately 9:00 p.m., ALLEN and WINSTON, both wearing masks, approached Mr. Georgia in the lobby of his apartment building in NYCHA’s Saint Nicholas Houses, near West 131st Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. The defendants both brandished firearms and each defendant held their firearm up to Mr. Georgia’s head.
Eventually, the defendants pushed Mr. Georgia out of the lobby and to the front of the building, and a struggle ensued. Mr. Georgia fell to the ground and WINSTON fired his gun at him. While Mr. Georgia was still lying on the ground, the defendants robbed him, including stealing the cash that had fallen to the ground during the struggle. ALLEN then fired a shot at Mr. Georgia’s torso.
ALLEN and WINSTON fled the scene, driving away in an Enterprise Box Truck. Mr. Georgia was transported to Harlem Hospital and on March 27, 2023, he died from the gunshot wound to his torso.
On March 30, 2023, NYPD detectives executed a search warrant at WINSTON’s apartment and recovered a firearm and clothing he was seen wearing during the shooting. ALLEN fled to Baltimore, Maryland, following WINSTON’s arrest in March 2023. ALLEN was arrested in April 2023. Officers executing a search warrant at the home where ALLEN was staying recovered a firearm and clothing ALLEN was seen wearing the day of the shooting.
Assistant D.A.s Jean Prisco and Sean Flatow handled the prosecution of this case, under the supervision of Assistant D.A.s Pierre Griffith (Chief of the Violent Criminal Enterprises Unit), Christopher Prevost (Deputy Chief of the Trial Division) and Executive D.A. Lisa DelPizzo (Chief of the Trial Division). Assistant D.A. Marcella Lupski (VCEU), and Investigative Analysts Eva Melnikova, Patrick Sullivan, Nicole Boudrieau, and Former Investigative Analyst Henry Newton provided invaluable assistance.
D.A. Bragg thanked the Cheltenham Pennsylvania Police Department and the NYPD, particularly Detective Daniel Wadolowski of the 32nd Precinct Detective Squad and Detective Edward Stackpole of the Homicide and Shooting Enhancement Team.
Defendant Information:
ZAIRE ALLEN
Philadelphia, PA
Convicted:
- Murder in the Second Degree, a class A-I felony, one count
- Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class B felony, one count
- Robbery in the First Degree, a class B felony, two counts
- Robbery in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony, four counts
Sentenced:
- 25-years-to-life in state prison
HASSAN WINSTON
Wyncote, PA
Convicted:
- Murder in the Second Degree, a class A-I felony, one count
- Robbery in the First Degree, a class B felony, two counts
- Robbery in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony, four counts
Sentenced:
- 25-years-to-life in state prison
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