Two people were shot to death on the evening of August 6, 2026, in the Smoketown neighborhood of Louisville. Officers responding to reports of a shooting found 31-year-old Dadrianna Elliot and 28-year-old Arvontai Owens in the 500 block of East Jacob Street at about 8:50 p.m.; emergency responders pronounced Elliot dead at the scene and Owens later died at the University of Louisville Hospital. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified both victims.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the double homicide. No suspects or arrests had been publicly identified in the days after the shooting, and no relationship between Elliot and Owens has been disclosed. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department’s anonymous tip line.

Did anyone in Smoketown see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?