Ronald A. Washington III was 22 when he was fatally shot in Louisville, Kentucky. The shooting occurred the night of April 15, 2024, in the Shively neighborhood; he was found inside an apartment in the 1800 block of Appleton Lane and was transported to a hospital.

He died of his wounds and was pronounced dead on April 16, 2024. Washington left behind family, including a daughter, and the community reacted to another young life lost to gun violence. The Shively Police Department opened a homicide investigation; in the weeks after the shooting no suspects had been publicly identified and the probe was ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact the Shively Police Department.