Derrick Minott Jr., 24, was fatally shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Palmetto Circle in Jeffersontown on June 18, 2024. Minott and a female companion were sitting in a vehicle when another car approached and multiple shots were fired into their car. Both occupants were struck; Minott was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.

The Jeffersontown Police Department has opened a homicide investigation. No arrests had been announced in the immediate aftermath, and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the department. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has tips about who was in the other vehicle, please share what is known with investigators.