William Virgil Smith III, 36, was shot in the late morning of August 21, 2022, in the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 3700 block of West Broadway found Smith with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital and pronounced dead.

Born September 7, 1985, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Smith lived in New Albany, Indiana. He is remembered by family for his passion for drawing and music and is survived by his children Tayhjon Winburn and Arionna Jackson, his mother Carol Moore, and siblings Brandon Smith and Jasmine Moore.

The investigation was handled by Louisville Metro Police Department Homicide detectives; on September 7, 2022, 39-year-old Jameco English was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon in connection with Smith’s death. If anyone in the Chickasaw area that morning saw something that could help, please share information.