On the evening of January 24, 2025, Taylor Mudd, 25, was fatally shot while a passenger at the intersection of Bardstown Road and Fegenbush Lane in Louisville’s Buechel neighborhood. The shooting followed a road-rage sequence that began when the vehicle Mudd was in swerved to avoid a Jeep Cherokee that reportedly ran a stop sign. After tailing them, the Jeep pulled alongside at a red light, its driver pointed a handgun and fired several rounds into the car. Mudd suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he died; the female driver was also struck by a projectile.

Louisville Metro Police identified 31-year-old Eric Slayton as a suspect, and cellphone data placed him at the scene. Slayton fled after the shooting in the Jeep, which was later found to have been stolen; authorities say he was later arrested and charged with murder, assault, receiving stolen property and theft of a motor vehicle registration plate, and was found in possession of a stolen handgun. The homicide unit continues to investigate and is asking anyone with information to come forward.