Kyle Declet, 30, was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds at the Sherman Hills housing complex on Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre on the evening of October 20, 2023. He was taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and later pronounced dead; an autopsy and the Luzerne County Coroner’s office ruled the death a homicide. Declet was a father to five children.

The investigation stretched on for over a year while the family expressed frustration with the pace of the probe and a perceived lack of communication from the Wilkes-Barre Police Department. Authorities kept the case open and appealed to the public for information that could help identify the person or persons responsible.

In November 2025 investigators announced they had identified and arrested an 18-year-old, Omar Redditt, in connection with the shooting and charged him with criminal homicide, possession of a firearm by a minor, and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. He was being held in Luzerne County awaiting further proceedings.

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