The first three days of the new year were marked by several killings — adding to the toll the city has experienced since an uptick in homicides began in 2020.
More than 100 homicides were reported in Louisville in each of the past three years. The city’s first homicide of 2023 was reported on the first night of the year. On the second day of January, two other men were shot to death.
In 2022, Louisville Metro Police will investigate 160 homicides, with other Jefferson County police departments investigating a handful of homicides as well.
LMPD and other departments have investigated at least 17 homicides so far in 2023.
The Courier Journal tracks homicides reported by LMPD and other local departments to memorialize victims, follow the cases and keep the public informed. Below is a list of homicides police have reported, with additional information about the cases and the response.
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Fatal shooting reported in Crescent Hill
Police are investigating a fatal shooting reported Jan. 30 in Crescent Hill.
Fifth Division LMPD officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 5:30 pm that Monday afternoon in the 100 block of N. Birchwood Avenue, according to a release from the department, where they found an adult man who had been shot. He was taken to University of Louisville Hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later reported dead on Jan. 31.
The victim was identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as 35-year-old Andrew E. Valdez from Jeffersonville, Indiana.
LMPD’s homicide unit is handling the case, according to the release, and all parties are believed to be accounted for.
Kenneth Meier
A man was pronounced dead on Jan. 26 after LMPD officers found him shot in Louisville’s Irish Hill neighborhood.
Fifth Division officers responded to a call about a shooting just before 4 p.m. in the 500 block of Cooper Street where they found a man shot, LMPD spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said. She said the man was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS officers.
Smiley said the department’s homicide unit was investigating the incident and no arrests had been made in the immediate aftermath.
The victim was identified on Jan. 30 by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as 51-year-old Kenneth Maier.
Man charged with domestic violence murder over shooting
A woman was killed in a shooting on Jan. 24 and a man have been charged with domestic violence murder in the aftermath, according to the LMPD.
Sixth Division officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 6:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of Breckenridge Lane, a release from the department said. A woman who had been shot was found at the scene and was taken to University of Louisville Hospital, where she was pronounced dead that night.
Brendan L. Bell, 21, was charged with domestic violence murder and receiving stolen property (firearm) in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, a separate LMPD release said. Bell was the victim’s boyfriend, police said. His arrest citation was not immediately available.
The woman who was killed has not yet been identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
Man dies 2 weeks after Woodgate Lane shooting
A man injured in a shooting in early January near Klondike and Buechel died two weeks later on Jan. 24, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
Sixth Division LMPD officers initially responded to a call about a shooting at about 7:15 a.m. on Jan. 10 in the 4400 block of Woodgate Lane, the department said at the time. An adult male who had been shot was taken to the hospital at that time with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
According to a release from the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, though, the man who was shot was pronounced dead just before 2 am on Jan. 24. He was identified by the office as 42-year-old Timothy Greer.
LMPD is investigating and no arrests have been announced.
Marcus Cambron
A man died following a shooting on Baxter Avenue on the evening of Jan. 15, police said.
LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell said police were dispatched to the 900 block of Baxter Avenue at around 5 p.m. Officers found a man there who had been shot.
He was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital where he later died.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Marcus Cambron.
Mitchell said all suspects in the case have been identified.
Javier Hendrix
A 14-year-old boy was killed in a shooting on Brentwood Avenue on Jan. 15, according to a report from LMPD.
Officers were called to the 900 block of Brentwood Avenue at around 3 p.m. on a report of a shooting, LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell said. The boy received fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Javarius Hendrix.
Mitchell said officials have suspects in the case, but did not offer additional details.
Two dead on Vermont Avenue
Two adult males died after suffering gunshot wounds after police responded to a report of a shooting Tuesday evening, according to Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for LMPD.
Officers located the two men in the 3100 block of Vermont Ave., and one was pronounced dead at the scene, Ellis said. The other man was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, where he “succumbed to his injuries shortly after arriving,” according to police.
A juvenile at the scene was taken to the university hospital as well, and Ellis said their injuries appear non-life-threatening.
Detectives are canvassing the area, police said. There are no suspects at this time.
Adult female found dead on Sale Avenue
An adult female was found dead at the scene after suffering gunshot wounds just after midnight on Sunday morning on the 1400 block of Sale Avenue, according to Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for LMPD.
The Louisville Metro Police Department was responding to gunfire elsewhere, and as they were doing so, a ShotSpotter and call for shooting came in, Ellis said. ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection program.
There are currently no suspects, police said.
Fatal shooting in Taylor Berry
A woman was shot and killed shortly after midnight Jan. 8 in the Taylor Berry neighborhood, LMPD officials said.
Officers heard gunfire while on patrol and soon responded to the shooting in the 1400 block of Sale Avenue. There, they found a woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman has not been identified, and the police have not named any suspects.
Mitchell Eddings
A man was killed in a shooting just before 1 am Jan. 6 in Parkland, according to LMPD.
LMPD officers responded to the shooting in the 1000 block of S. 26th Street, according to department spokesman Aaron Ellis. A man who had been shot was found inside a vehicle at the scene, where he was pronounced dead.
The man who was killed was identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later that morning as 69-year-old Mitchell Eddings.
No suspects have been named.
Paul A. Turner
Louisville’s sixth homicide of the year was reported on Jan. 3 following a shooting in southwestern Louisville.
Third Division officers responded to a call about a shooting at about 4:45 p.m., according to department spokesman Aaron Ellis, in the 8300 block of Arnoldtown Road. A man who had been shot was found at the scene — he was taken by EMS to University of Louisville Hospital, Ellis said, where he was later pronounced dead.
LMPD’s homicide unit is investigating and Ellis said all parties involved have been accounted for.
The man who was killed was later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as 42-year-old Paul A. Turner.
Jeremiah Buckner
First Division officers responded to a call about a shooting at about 1:20 p.m. that Tuesday near Esquire Alley and Roy Wilkins Avenue. At the scene they found an adult man who had been shot and was pronounced dead on site, according to LMPD spokesman Aaron Ellis.
The department’s homicide unit is investigating and no suspects have been publicly identified.
The man who was killed was later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s office as 42-year-old Jeremiah Buckner.
Overnight homicide in Parkland
LMPD officers are investigating a homicide that took place in the early morning hours of Jan. 3, the fourth fatal shooting of the year in Louisville.
Second Division officers responded to the call in the 2700 block of W. Kentucky Street at about 2 a.m., according to department spokesman Aaron Ellis, where they found an adult woman who had been shot. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
LMPD’s homicide unit is investigating. No suspects have been arrested.
The woman who was killed has not yet been identified.
Dorion Tisby
A man died Jan. 2 after being found shot about 12:05 am in the 400 block of East Oak Street in Shelby Park. LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell said 4th Division officers found the man severely injured after responding to a call and he was transported to University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition.
Mitchell said shortly after 10 a.m. that the man had died.
There are no suspects, Mitchell said.
The man who was killed was later identified as 24-year-old Dorion Tisby.
Diunta Cross
A man was found shot in the early morning of Jan. 2, and he later succumbed to his injuries.
LMPD officers responded to the 1600 block of Beechwood Avenue at 1:30 am, where they found a man who had been shot. He was transported to University of Louisville Hospital, where he later died, police said.
The man who was killed was later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as 36-year-old Diunta Cross.
On Jan. 16, LMPD said in an email that 35-year-old Naji Lee Hughes, who also goes by Lee Hughes, had been arrested and charged with murder over the shooting. He’s pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
Reginald Speight
Louisville’s first homicide of the year was reported on the first night of the year.
Second Division LMPD officers responded to a report of a shooting at 9:15 pm Jan. 1 in the 1800 block of W. Gaulbert Avenue, Mitchell said. Officers on the scene found a man who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as Reginald Speight, 28.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville’s 2023 homicides: Updates on cases, victims and arrests