Man found with gunshot wound to the head in Phoenix Street apartment: Kenner police

A 22-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head in a Kenner apartment Tuesday night (May 7), according to Kenner Police Department spokesman Lt. Michael Cunningham.

Investigators have ruled out the possibility of the wound being self-inflicted, he said.

Police are not sure when the shooting occurred, but relatives had not heard from the victim in at least a day. A family member found the victim around 8:30 p.m. while checking his apartment in the 3100 block of Phoenix Street.

There appeared to be no forced entry into the victim’s home, Cunningham said.

The apparent shooting death is the second reported on Phoenix Street within the past four days. A man, later identified as 30-year-old Remus Lambert, was shot to death in his vehicle Friday afternoon in the 2600 block of Phoenix Street. Lyndell Alford, 34, of Kenner is accused of second-degree murder in that killing.

Cunningham said as of Tuesday night, investigators do not see ties between the two homicides on Phoenix Street.

“At this point we don’t see any connection, but we haven’t ruled it out completely,” he said.

Laura McKnight covers crime and breaking news for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.

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A family member found the victim Tuesday night (May 7, 2019) while checking his apartment in the 3100 block of Phoenix Street, according to Kenner police. (GoogleMaps/)