Stepphon Pattrick Garner, a 31-year-old Black man, was found behind a residence near 20th and Lytle Streets in the Portland neighborhood of Louisville on New Year’s Day 2024 after a late-night 911 call reported a person down. Officers arriving at the scene discovered Garner with a gunshot wound; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire that evening, and crime scene tape marked the area afterward.

Homicide detectives canvassed the neighborhood and the Louisville Metro Police Department has asked the public to provide tips through its anonymous tip line. If anyone has information about what happened to Stepphon Pattrick Garner, please share it with investigators.