James Pendleton, 22, was killed on the night of Saturday, April 18, 2026, inside a home in the Park DuValle neighborhood of Louisville. Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the 1600 block of Louis Coleman Jr. Drive after a shooting; Pendleton was found inside the residence and later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as having died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Police initially treated the incident as a death investigation and asked anyone with information to contact LMPD’s anonymous tip line or submit tips online. By the next day, April 19, 2026, Louisville Metro Police announced an arrest: 20-year-old Gianni Fortney turned himself in at a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event and was taken into custody by the Homicide Unit. Fortney was charged with one count of murder and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, including a count involving discharge of a firearm.

Public reports did not describe what led up to the shooting, whether Pendleton and the alleged suspect knew each other, or any dispute that preceded the gunfire. Did anyone in the Park DuValle area see or hear anything that night, or have information about the people involved?