Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on May 27, 2023, shots were fired in the 3500 block of Grand Avenue near South 36th Street in the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Thirty-year-old Black man Deante Alexander was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit took over the investigation. Detectives have said the residential character of the area offers the possibility of witness accounts; authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 574-LMPD or use the online Crime Tip Portal.

Anyone who knew Deante, saw activity in that part of Chickasaw on the morning of May 27, 2023, or has other information is asked to contact investigators.