TayShawn Tay Tay Thomas was 19 when he was shot and killed in the Algonquin neighborhood of Louisville on June 25, 2024. Officers responding to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in the 1500 block of Bellamy Place, near the University of Louisville campus, found him with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit processed the scene and pursued leads. Police later publicly identified 19-year-old Dacion Mason as a person wanted in connection with the killing and asked anyone with information about Mason’s whereabouts to come forward, warning he should be considered armed and dangerous and not approached. The investigation remains active while family and friends mourn his death.

If anyone knew TayShawn, was in the area that night, or has information about Mason’s whereabouts, please contact the authorities.