On the evening of November 24, 2021, 48-year-old Desmond Lamont Bell was found inside a vehicle near Fegenbush Lane and Glaser Lane in the Highview area of Louisville, Kentucky. He had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; investigators treated the incident as an apparent drive-by shooting.

Bell, born July 17, 1973, was remembered by family and friends as a caring father and outgoing, energetic man who worked for the Ford Motor Company for five years and cherished time with his two sons. His death was recorded as the city’s 174th homicide in a year of unusually high violence.

The LMPD Homicide Unit has an open investigation; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. If anyone knew Desmond or has information about the shooting, please come forward with tips that might help the investigation.