On the night of August 18, 2023, 20-year-old Jeron Miles was fatally shot in Louisville’s Newburg neighborhood. Officers were called to the 3400 block of Prestwood Drive, near Preston Highway, around 11 p.m., and found two men with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital; Miles died there a short time later while the other victim’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

The Jefferson County Coroner identified Miles as the deceased and the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit opened an investigation. Detectives were reported to be speaking with a person of interest soon after the shooting, but no further public details about arrests or charges have been released and the probe remains ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Prestwood Drive that night or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.