Silvestre Martinez, a 33-year-old man from Mexico who had a Lexington address, was shot in Louisville on the night of Sunday, August 7, 2016. Officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Fourth Division found him on the 4600 block of Southern Parkway at about 12:40 a.m. and he was taken to University Hospital in critical condition.

Despite initial reports that his condition was critical but stable, Martinez died of his injuries four days later on Thursday, August 11, 2016. The LMPD Homicide Unit opened an investigation; no arrests have been announced and police have not publicly identified suspects. A prayer walk was held shortly after his death to honor him and call for an end to violence in the neighborhood.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the LMPD tip line.