On the afternoon of March 28, 2025, 25-year-old Jesse Pimental was shot while leaving a store on Staten Island and later died at a local hospital after being struck in the torso. Reports say multiple shots were fired at one of Pimental’s companions and that Pimental was likely not the intended target; the final, fatal bullet hit him the day his probation for a prior weapons conviction was due to end.

Investigators launched a multi-state manhunt for the suspected shooter and, on April 18, 2025, arrested 28-year-old Lydell Felton at an apartment complex in Gastonia, North Carolina, following a SWAT deployment. Felton was being held in North Carolina pending legal proceedings to determine his return to New York for formal charges related to Pimental’s death.

The family expressed hope for justice as the case moved toward extradition and prosecution. Did anyone see the shooting or have information about the movements of Pimental or his companions that afternoon?