Shortly after midnight on March 18, 2017, firefighters in Louisville responded to a car fire on Mud Lane in Blue Lick Park and found a body in the backseat. The victim was identified as 51-year-old Cleveland Curtis Pope, a Black male. The coroner determined Pope died from a gunshot wound before the vehicle was set ablaze and that he suffered burns to 95 percent of his body.

His death was ruled a homicide and the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit and Metro Arson unit opened an investigation. Friends described Pope as someone who had been turning his life around and becoming more focused; they called for justice after this violent, cruel act. No arrests or suspect information have been released.

Have any readers in the Blue Lick Park area on March 18, 2017, noticed anything that might help investigators?