On a Sunday afternoon, October 30, 2022, 27-year-old Okwane Thornton was shot at the intersection of Cane Run Road and Rockford Lane in Louisville’s St. Denis neighborhood. Police arrived about 3:30 p.m. and found Thornton with gunshot wounds; emergency responders could not save him and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation, canvassing the area and conducting interviews. In the days after the shooting no suspects were publicly named and no arrests were announced. The case remains open and active.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon, contact the LMPD tip line; tips can be given anonymously.