A domestic dispute in a St. Matthews apartment ended with the death of 48-year-old Jeremy Thomas. On the morning of Saturday, August 16, 2025, officers responded to the Jamestown Apartments on Markham Lane after a man and a woman outside said someone inside had been shot. A handgun with its magazine separated was found on the ground nearby.

Officers found Thomas inside with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to University Hospital after on-scene life-saving measures but died of his injuries on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Court documents state the altercation involved Thomas and his stepson, Deonize Lee Jr., who was initially charged with assault; after Thomas died the charge was upgraded to murder–domestic violence. Lee was arrested, held on $1 million bond, and investigators said everyone at the scene was accounted for and there was no ongoing threat to the community.

Does anyone have information about what led to the altercation at the apartment that morning?