Cornell Robert Johnston Jr., 45, was found shot to death inside his vehicle on January 5, 2022, in the 3200 block of Taylor Boulevard in Louisville, near Churchill Downs. Louisville Metro Police officers responded to a shooting report and located Johnston unresponsive in his car; he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Jefferson County Coroner ruled the cause of death a homicide from gunshot injuries.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation, but few details about the circumstances of the shooting have been released. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced and the case remains an open, active homicide investigation.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or saw anything in the Taylor Boulevard area, please share it with Louisville Metro Police.