Shomari Kinard, 44, of Camden City found Guilty of Murder
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Camden City N.J. (Oct. 12, 2024) – A jury has convicted a Camden man in the fatal shooting of a man in May 2018, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
Shomari Kinard, 44, of Camden, N.J., was found guilty on October 10, 2024, of first-degree Murder, second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. The verdict was returned after a jury trial of five (5) weeks in Camden County Superior Court.
On May 10, 2018, at 8:13 p.m., Shomari Kinard, shot the victim, 25-year-old Nuquan Reddick, seven (7) times in his back outside of the Greattown Grocery and Deli at Louis Street and Morton Street in Camden City. Reddick succumbed to his injuries on July 10, 2018. Detectives of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit identified Kinard as the shooter via surveillance video, witness statements, and cell phone data.
The State was represented by Assistant Prosecutor Keith Carmy and Assistant Prosecutor Danielle Masi of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. The case was investigated by Sergeant James Brining of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Sergeant Frank Cardoso of the Camden County Police Department.
Kinard is currently scheduled to be sentenced on December 10, 2024.