A quiet night in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood was shattered by violence on October 16, 2017. Michael Trotter, a 46-year-old Black man, was found inside a Rowan Avenue home around midnight with at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting was one of two fatal incidents in west Louisville that night, leaving neighbors fearful and shaken. The Louisville Metro Police Department did not release details about a suspect or a motive in the immediate aftermath and asked anyone with information to use the anonymous tip line. No information about arrests or an identified suspect is included in the available material.

If anyone knew Michael Trotter or has information about the events on Rowan Avenue that night, please contact the Louisville Metro Police anonymous tip line.