Joseph Kenny, Chief of Detectives for the New York Police Department (NYPD), announced that an ongoing conflict in Kingston, Jamaica, is linked to the death of 25-year-old Kardell Lester.
Speaking at a news briefing on Tuesday, Kenny revealed that Lester’s death was a reprisal killing related to a 2023 murder. The incident is part of an ongoing feud between rival groups from Denham Town and Tivoli Gardens.
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“There’s been violence back and forth between these groups,” Kenny explained. “It starts in Jamaica, and when they encounter each other in southern Queens, the conflict continues.”
Kenny detailed that Lester was inside a building in Queens when gunfire erupted, resulting in a bullet striking him in the head.
“It’s like a one-in-a-million shot. [Lester] was standing in a hallway, [the bullet] went through the hallway and hit him in the head,” Kenny stated.
Lester, a visitor from Jamaica, was killed in Queens, New York, on May 4. No arrests have been made so far.
