On April 19, 2023, at about 2:42 a.m., New Castle police found a car crashed into a metal utility pole at Cascade Street and Butler Avenue and the vehicle was on fire. Nearby they found 42-year-old Lance Louis on the ground and a female passenger with severe leg fractures. Both were taken to a hospital, where Louis was pronounced dead.

Initial impressions of a fatal crash changed after investigators found Louis had been shot in the back. Witnesses said he had been shot while seated in his vehicle outside a residence on Adams Street, then attempted to drive away with the female passenger before crashing and catching fire. Authorities identified 20-year-old Leighton Jade Weaver of Youngstown, Ohio, as the primary suspect; Weaver, a convicted felon, was alleged to have shot Louis after an altercation.

Weaver was arrested in Miami, Florida, on May 10, 2023, on an arrest warrant charging criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person, and firearms violations. He was returned to Lawrence County Jail, with a preliminary hearing set for July 5, 2023. Does anyone have information about the shooting outside the Adams Street residence or the events that followed?