A morning shooting on January 9, 2026, in the Park DuValle neighborhood of Louisville claimed the life of 31-year-old Iman Freeman, the city’s first homicide of the year. Freeman was shot while working on his truck on Young Avenue. His father, Jackie Freeman, said individuals approached, an exchange of gunfire occurred as Iman tried to defend himself, and the assailants took a bag from the truck and then fired again as he lay on the ground before fleeing. About a month and a half earlier he had been robbed and assaulted in the same neighborhood.

Louisville Metro Police processed the scene, recovered shell casings and marked evidence, and stated they had no suspects while asking the public for information. Iman was remembered by family as a dedicated father with a contagious smile; he graduated from Fern Creek High School, attended Jefferson Technical Community College, and worked in sales and real estate investment. Funeral services were scheduled at Watson Memorial Baptist Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery.

If anyone has information about what happened on Young Avenue that morning, please come forward and share what you know.