On the night of August 27, 2023, a shooting at the Southern Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Louisville left Colby Banks, 35, dead. The gunfire broke out around 3 a.m. during a crowded event called the last rodeo; police estimated 200 to 300 people were in the area when the violence began. Another man, 37-year-old Terrance Bethel, was also killed and five others were wounded.

Louisville Metro Police say a key development came when 38-year-old Arthur Simson, who also uses the last name Simpson, turned himself in on August 30 and identified himself as the shooter seen on surveillance video. Simson told detectives he had been working as a security guard at the restaurant that night and surrendered the firearm he said he used. He was arrested on September 15, 2023, and charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of second-degree assault. Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone was at the Southern Restaurant and Lounge that night or has information about what happened, please share what was seen or heard.