Victor Chavez, 52, was shot dead on June 4, 2023, in the 7400 block of St. Anthony Church Road in Louisville. Officers responded about 11:30 p.m. and found Chavez with a gunshot wound; he died at the scene after an argument with another individual escalated into gunfire. After the shooting, the suspect allegedly forced a witness at gunpoint to surrender a car and fled in it.

Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit opened an investigation and arrested 34-year-old Carlos Emilio Galeano-Figueroa the following Monday; he was charged with murder and first-degree robbery and held on $750,000 bond. Family members described Chavez as a man who cared deeply for his family.

If anyone saw the argument or the vehicle taken after the shooting, please share what was witnessed.