A gun transaction arranged in southwest Louisville in spring 2025 ended with the death of 17-year-old Laith Rajha. Officers found Rajha on the evening of May 6 at an apartment complex in the Valley Station neighborhood—the 13000 block of Bold Forbes Boulevard in the Woods of Glen Hill Manor by Pond Creek—with a critical gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to UofL Hospital and died on May 8.

Police quickly identified and arrested suspects after reviewing apartment-complex video that showed a vehicle with a distinctive window decal. Eighteen-year-old Jamal Sheikh was arrested hours later in that vehicle; he waived his rights, said he drove three others to meet Rajha for a gun transaction, and admitted removing the decal after the shooting. Sheikh was originally charged with assault and tampering with evidence; following Rajha’s death, his charge was upgraded to complicity to murder and he faced additional counts for unlawful transaction with a minor and possession of marijuana. Two other males—18-year-old Muhamad Hassan and an unidentified 17-year-old—were also charged with complicity to murder, and court documents say detectives were told Hassan controlled the firearm and fired the fatal shot.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw activity around the Woods of Glen Hill Manor on May 6 who haven’t yet spoken to investigators?