Eric Jerome Watson II, 23, was fatally shot in the Klondike neighborhood of Louisville on the night of Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Louisville Metro Police responded to an apartment complex on Mid Dale Lane around 11:30 p.m. after reports of a shooting and found Watson with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital but died early on Thursday, August 14, 2025; the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later identified him as the victim.

Investigators quickly focused on a suspect who had barricaded inside an apartment in the same complex. A standoff ended when that person surrendered; the Homicide Unit is leading the investigation and police say all parties have been accounted for and charges are pending. No name has been released for the person taken into custody.

If anyone saw activity at the Mid Dale Lane complex that night or has information about Eric’s death, please contact Louisville Metro Police.