In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 6, 2025, a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 71 South near the Lime Kiln Lane exit in Louisville revealed a homicide. Officers found a wrecked car around 2:00 a.m. and inside the vehicle was 50-year-old Craig Leron Wills. First responders pronounced Wills dead at the scene, and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later confirmed he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound — authorities determined the crash was not the cause of death.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit has taken the lead. Southbound I-71 was closed for hours while detectives and forensic teams processed the scene and collected evidence from the car and surrounding area. No suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified, and police have not released a motive or details about why Wills was on the interstate that night.

Anyone with information, no matter how small, is asked to contact the police anonymous tip line. Did anyone see a vehicle or activity near the Lime Kiln Lane exit around 2:00 a.m. on July 6?