On the afternoon of April 15, 2026, 30-year-old Shemar Rayon Shackelford was fatally shot in the Parkland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Officers found Shackelford with multiple gunshot wounds in the 3000 block of Greenwood Avenue around 5 p.m.; he was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Shackelford was a father to two sons, Iven Rayon Huffman and Majestic Malik Nelson. Known to family as Peanut, he was remembered as creative and gifted, with a passion for writing original music and an interest in computer programming and website development.

The Louisville Metro Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the circumstances leading to the shooting have not been released. If anyone has information that could help the investigation, please contact authorities.