On December 27, 2023, 37-year-old Lekendre Hall of Leesburg was found with at least one gunshot wound at 1906 West Main Street. Leesburg Police responded about 8:45 p.m.; Hall was taken to UF Health Leesburg and pronounced deceased. Officers secured the scene and detectives and crime scene investigators were summoned.

Witness interviews identified 20-year-old Kevin Harrison as the shooter. Harrison turned himself in on December 29, 2023, and has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder. His sister, Destiny Pendleton, 22, was also indicted on charges of accessory after the fact and evidence tampering after investigators say she tried to conceal shell casings and resisted arrest, including attempting to flee and jump a fence; an X-ray and search produced additional casings she later handed over. The Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office under State Attorney William Bill Gladson is handling the prosecution.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.