KINGSTON, Pa. — 126 East Bennett Street sits vacant after officers from the Kingston Police Department responded to a report of a deceased man with head injuries.
Police say they found the body of 22-year-old Ryan Padovani, who moved to Kingston from Delaware back in March.
After an autopsy early Monday, the Luzerne County coroner ruled Padovani's death a homicide.
Besides the noise from passing cars, neighbors say that East Bennett Street is typically a quiet place to live, but that all changed after what police say happened inside this apartment house.
"It's usually a quiet neighborhood around here. I just live right over a few streets over from here, then I'm moving over to here, and it's really concerning," said Jason Barrett, neighbor.
"They were here for hours; actually police and the police, and we didn't know they didn't say too much, and really it's none of our business. We were just hoping for the best, and we are hoping that they catch this person that did it that my family, our families here in the community, will be safe," said Joe Kane, neighbor.
Neighbor Joe Kane says he and Padovani talked several times, saying the young man seemed full of life.
"Just a young man, I mean a 22-year-old boy, you know, I mean, it's just so so sad.
With the news of the homicide going through the neighborhood, Kane says he hopes the police are able to make an arrest soon, "Well, we hope that they catch him. We hope that that person does not come back here and do more damage to someone else or hurt somebody else. We hope that Police will catch that person and bring that person to justice."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kingston Police Department, Detective Robert Miller at 570-288-3674, ext. 420 or rmiller@kingstonpd.org
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