On the evening of August 13, 2025, 28-year-old Jermia Offutt was fatally shot in the 4100 block of West Broadway in Louisville’s Chickasaw neighborhood. Four months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kaontay Jr., Offutt was described as an innocent bystander who was with her boyfriend when a verbal dispute between two groups — described as juveniles or young adults — escalated. One person produced a firearm and fired, and Offutt was struck. She was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, where she died. Her three young children were at the scene and witnessed the shooting.

Family members remembered Offutt, known as Squeaky, for her kindness and playful nature. Her mother, Angie Davis, and relatives expressed profound grief over the loss of both Jermia and her unborn son. The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit said surveillance footage shows many witnesses were present, and as of the days after the shooting no arrests had been announced. The shooting was one of two separate incidents that killed mothers in Louisville that day.

Anyone who was at Brothers Market at 41st and Broadway on the night of August 13 or who has information about the dispute or the people involved is urged to come forward.