Jeffery Wayne Wilson, 29, was found fatally shot in an alley behind Preston Street in the Shelby Park neighborhood of Louisville on May 4, 2024. The shooting occurred in the late afternoon just before 4:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Preston Street near East Ormsby Avenue; first responders found Wilson already deceased at the scene on what was also Derby Day.

Born January 24, 1995, in Indianapolis, Wilson was described by family and friends as loyal, kind, and funny, a devoted father who loved basketball and created music and visual art. The Louisville Metro Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about what happened that afternoon or who may have been in the area is asked to contact the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit.