A dispute turned fatal on the afternoon of November 10, 2024, in Louisville when 44-year-old Shane Spanjers was shot in the 1000 block of South 26th Street, near the California and Parkland neighborhoods. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. and found Spanjers with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. He was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition and died during surgery.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of an altercation involving several people. Authorities report that everyone involved has been accounted for, but detectives are still working to determine how the confrontation escalated and who fired the fatal shots. No charges have been filed as the investigation continues.

Spanjers was a Louisville resident and the son of the late Leonard Raymond Lenny Spanjers. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the altercation that led to his death, please share what is known.