On the morning of October 16, 2015, 28-year-old Jessica Rae Shadowens was killed in a shooting inside a Portland neighborhood home near 28th and Northwestern Parkway in Louisville. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:24 a.m. The attack was part of a triple shooting that also killed 55-year-old August Dichiara Jr., who lived at the house; a third person, described as romantically involved with Shadowens, survived after being shot in the leg.

The survivor says he woke to gunfire, saw the assailant shoot Shadowens, and was then shot himself. He has told police he believes the shooter was a man Shadowens knew and that she had texted that person the night of the murders. Police have stressed that a suspicion is not the same as the evidence needed for a conviction. As of October 2017 no arrests had been announced and the case remains unsolved. Jessica Shadowens is remembered by family for her large smile and devotion to her daughter.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the person Jessica contacted that night, please contact the Louisville Metro Police Department anonymous tip line.