In the early morning hours of February 29, 2016, a loud boom in the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, drew a resident outside to Grand Avenue near 38th Street. Officers arriving about 2:30 a.m. found a car still running and a man inside who had been shot to death. The victim was identified as Edward Alvis, a 34-year-old Black male; an autopsy confirmed he died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Friends described Alvis as a dedicated father to two daughters and said he had recently canceled plans to spend more time with them. Police initially had little information and no suspects were identified; investigators were trying to determine why Alvis was at that location that morning. The killing was the city’s 12th homicide of the year and remains an open case with no public arrest or suspect information provided.

If anyone knew Edward, saw activity on Grand Avenue near 38th Street that night, or has information that could help the family, please come forward.