Keemon Oates, a 33-year-old Black man, was found dead in an alley in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 29, 2023. Officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department responded about 4 a.m. to the 1700 block of West Hill Street in the Park Hill neighborhood, where the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity and ruled the death a shooting.

The Homicide Unit is investigating and has asked the public for help. No information about suspects or arrests has been released. Few details are available about what led to the shooting or who may have been involved.

If anyone witnessed activity around West Hill Street that morning or has information about Keemon Oates’s death, please contact the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit.