Elmer Joseph Eldridge, 24, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of a Friday in Lexington, Kentucky. The shooting occurred about 5:50 a.m. on the 300 block of Newtown Pike; Eldridge was taken to the University of Kentucky Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:26 a.m. His death was counted as the sixth homicide in the city that year.

Police arrested 40-year-old Mia White in connection with the shooting and charged her with murder the same day, describing the incident as domestic violence. Court records state White and Eldridge were in a relationship; a not-guilty plea was entered on her behalf following her arrest. An autopsy was scheduled at the State Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the official cause of death.

Eldridge, known to friends as Zuki, graduated from Leslie County High School, worked as a forklift driver, and was a father to a young daughter. Does anyone who knew Elmer or his family have information that could help clarify what happened that morning?