Deontae Daron Yarnell, 25, was shot and killed in the early hours of May 21, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. The fatal shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. near a car at the Parkway Place public housing complex off 13th Street and Brashear Drive. Six months earlier he had survived being shot four times in an attack that killed his longtime friend Ralph Jefferies.

Yarnell’s history included a 2017 case in which he was acquitted of murder in the death of 18-year-old Deandrae Murphy but convicted of reckless homicide; he served little jail time. Detectives in 2019 said they did not believe the May 2019 killing was revenge for Murphy’s death. His mother, Stephanie Yarnell, described him as someone who did a lot for others and was trying to be there for his brothers.

The family has kept the case in the public eye, including placing a billboard asking for tips. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward to help the family find answers.