Kyzer Langley, 20, of Bridgeport, Conn., charged with fatally shooting Tyrone Williams, 23, of Baldwin, on his birthday

Nassau County police have charged a Connecticut man in connection with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man who was at a party in Freeport celebrating his birthday.

Kyzer Langley, 20, of Bridgeport, was arraigned Friday and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

Tyrone Williams, 23, of Baldwin, went to a party at a West Seaman Avenue residence to celebrate his birthday with friends, Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick, commanding officer of the Nassau County Police Department’s homicide squad, said at a news conference Friday morning. 

Freeport police officers responded to an alert regarding a gunshot at about 2 a.m. Thursday in the vicinity of West Seaman Avenue in Freeport, Nassau detectives said in a news release.

He and Langley, who was also invited to the party, entered a dispute around 2 a.m. Thursday, which escalated to outside the home.

According to witnesses, the altercation became physical and moved farther up the block, when Langley pulled out a 9 mm handgun and shot Williams in the chest, Fitzpatrick said.

Police believe Langley and Williams did not know each other before the party, and the police are still trying to determine what led to the fight.

Freeport police went to the scene after receiving a 911 call, and saw the injured Williams and three of his friends, who said they were attempting to take him to a hospital.

Williams was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.

Around 8:05 a.m. Thursday, police said they received a 911 call about a suspicious person near West Seaman and Grand avenues.

Officers arrived at the scene and detained Langley. They also discovered the 9 mm on the ground, police said.

Langley has no prior arrests, police said.

Family and friends of Williams flooded the arraignment at First District Court in Hempstead on Friday, still in shock and emotional about the shooting.

Monique Anderson, Williams’ mother, held a framed photograph of the two of them in front of her barbershop.

"He did not deserve this. He was killed on his birthday," Anderson said while sobbing outside the courtroom, as loved ones held onto her sides in support. "I thank Nassau County for finding this man who killed my son."

As she spoke, other loved ones surrounding reporters burst into sobs and held onto each other.

Pamela Curry, a family member, said Williams was Anderson’s only son, and was a loving brother to his sisters.

"He never got in trouble," Curry said with a pained tone. "He was a good kid."

Williams, a high school graduate, worked at the business and had just become a master barber, Anderson said.

"That was a terrible call I got at 2 o’clock in the morning," she said, catching her breath. "I’ll never be the same."