Levolia Smiley, 57, was found dead in a Shawnee neighborhood alley in Louisville, Kentucky, around noon on February 21, 2019. The Jefferson County deputy coroner reported a gunshot wound and additional thermal injuries consistent with burning. The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit, assisted by Metro Arson investigators, classified the death as a homicide and opened an in-depth investigation.

The official cause of death awaited full autopsy results at that time. No persons of interest or arrests have been publicly identified.

If anyone saw activity in the Shawnee alley that day or has information about Levolia Smiley’s movements before February 21, please share what is known.