A shooting at Boone’s Marathon gas station in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood on North 22nd Street left 40-year-old Lavonne Cooper dead on the evening of July 22, 2022. Officers who responded at about 9:30 p.m. found Cooper suffering multiple gunshot wounds; she was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital and pronounced deceased. A second woman inside the station was shot in the arm and drove herself to Jewish Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.

Police identified a suspect quickly. Three days after the shooting, 40-year-old LaTodd Allen was arrested and charged with murder, first-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Authorities say Allen admitted firing multiple shots at Cooper, with fatal wounds to her neck and face, and that he disposed of the firearm before his arrest. Allen subsequently pleaded guilty and received a 28-year prison term with no eligibility for probation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at Boone’s Marathon or has information about that night, please share what is known with investigators.