Bennett Lloyd Mercer, 45, was found dead after a single-vehicle crash on Outer Loop in Louisville, Kentucky. Police who responded early on Saturday, December 4, 2021, discovered Mercer inside the wrecked vehicle and determined he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Investigators treated the death as a homicide and worked to reconstruct the timeline and circumstances that led to the shooting.

A licensed plumber and a 1995 graduate of Holy Cross High School, Mercer was described as a man with a big smile who is mourned by his son, his parents, and his sisters. In the days and weeks after the discovery, there were no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects, and limited additional detail has been released about the investigation.

If anyone was in the Outer Loop area on the night of December 3 into the morning of December 4, 2021, or has information about Mercer’s movements that night, please come forward.