Kevin Djuawn Ardis, 34, was shot on the evening of January 25, 2024, in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Officers found him in the 2100 block of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard with a gunshot wound around 7 p.m. He received first aid on scene and was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital in serious condition but died there the next day, January 26, 2024. The Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit is investigating.

Investigators identified a suspect and on February 16, 2024 arrested 23-year-old Tysean Malique Effinger in the 4300 block of Newport Road. Court documents say the shooting followed an argument among a group inside a liquor store and that video of the incident helped identify Effinger. He has been charged with murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun and was lodged in Metro Corrections.

If anyone has information about the argument or the events inside the liquor store, please share what you know.