Shortly before dawn on June 27, 2022, shots rang out on the 2400 block of West Madison Street in Louisville. Officers who responded around 4:30 a.m. found two people dead inside a vehicle near 24th Street: 42-year-old Dashawn Powell and 41-year-old Ebony Shepard, both suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The scene was treated as a double homicide and the LMPD Homicide Unit opened an investigation.

Powell’s sister, Katina Powell, said he had been seeking treatment for substance abuse and that she had spoken with him the night before he was killed. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. The deaths have left families and the neighborhood seeking answers and justice.

If anyone knew Dashawn Powell or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.