In the early morning hours of a Sunday, officers in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood responded to a reported shooting near 18th and Jefferson streets at about 2 a.m. They found a man inside a vehicle who had been shot; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Jefferson County Coroner identified the victim as Ronald Wesley, a 49-year-old Black male from Louisville.

Wesley was alone in his car when discovered, and details about how he came to be there remain unclear. The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading the investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no motive has been released.

If anyone was in the area near 18th and Jefferson around 2 a.m. that morning or has information about Ronald Wesley’s last movements, investigators want to hear from you.