A Hempstead man pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man in a Hempstead parking lot in September 2024.
Kane Moore, 32, pleaded guilty on January 6, 2026, before Judge Caryn Fink to charges of Manslaughter in the First Degree (a Class B violent felony) and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (a Class C violent felony).
On September 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Moore, Maurice Sinclair Thomas, and a group of friends were playing cards in the rear parking lot of 134 Yale Street in Hempstead. An argument ensued between Moore and Thomas, and Moore pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and shot Thomas once in the left side.
Thomas was taken to NYU Langone Long Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:37 a.m. The defendant fled the scene.
Moore was arrested on October 21, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan, by members of the Detroit Police Department and the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force and was extradited to Nassau County on October 31, 2024. He is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison on March 16, 2026.
“Kane Moore settled an argument with violence and ended Maurice Sinclair Thomas’ life,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “My office continues to crack down on illegal guns in our communities, rooting out dealers and traffickers to prevent more senseless tragedies like this one. Kane Moore thought violence was the answer, and he will soon answer for his crimes with decades in prison.”