Willie Y. Dixon, 42, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at a residence on Creek Path Lane in Lexington, Kentucky. Police responding to a call just before 5 a.m. found Dixon with a gunshot wound; the Fayette County Coroner pronounced him dead at 6:43 a.m. Authorities opened a homicide investigation and spent hours at the scene canvassing and collecting evidence while the street was blocked off.

Officials have said the Coroner suggested the shooting may have originated in a domestic incident, but few other details have been released. In the days after the killing, law enforcement asked anyone with information to contact the Lexington Police or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone knew Willie Dixon or has information about what happened on Creek Path Lane that morning, please contact the Lexington Police or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers.