On the evening of March 27, 2023, in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, 15-year-old Jaquan Slaughter was shot and killed in a parking lot at 28th and Broadway. Officers arrived after reports of a shooting at about 8:30 p.m., found Jaquan with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene; the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later identified him.

Investigators tied the homicide to a car crash that had occurred earlier that same evening near the same intersection, though police said they did not believe the occupants of the other vehicle were involved. A man with a gunshot wound drove himself to the University of Louisville Hospital and was treated as a second victim from the same shooting; his relationship to Jaquan was not disclosed in initial reports.

As of the latest updates, no arrests or suspects had been publicly identified and police asked anyone with information to contact their anonymous tip line. If anyone knew Jaquan or witnessed the events that night, please consider coming forward with information.