A community festival in Miami’s Little Haiti ended in fatal gunfire on April 12, 2026. Kitchner Cyrille, 23, was shot in the chest shortly before 11:30 p.m. near the event’s main stage at Northeast Second Avenue and 62nd Street during the Taste of Miami Karnival. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Ryder Trauma Center and died just before midnight. Two others were wounded: Cyrille’s cousin suffered multiple gunshot wounds and an unidentified woman was shot in the leg; both were hospitalized in stable condition.

Surveillance video captured a physical altercation between Cyrille and another man that culminated when the other man produced a firearm and shot Cyrille. After the shooting, associates of the shooter were seen going through Cyrille’s pockets and removing something before fleeing. Investigators identified 22-year-old Jamesly Mezime of North Miami Beach as a person of interest, arrested him following surveillance and a traffic stop, and say he confessed. He was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder and ordered held without bond.

Cyrille was a Miami Edison Senior High School graduate attending junior college and enjoyed track; family described him as kind and always ready to help. Does anyone who attended the festival or knows more about that night have information to share?