On the night of November 8, 2021, gunfire broke out in the 200 block of Cecil Avenue near West Market Street in the Shawnee neighborhood of Louisville. Officers responding to a report of a double shooting found 21-year-old Robert Sanders dead at the scene and 19-year-old Essance La Shay Duvall critically wounded; Duvall was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital and died of her injuries on November 9, 2021.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit is handling the investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and investigators have asked the community for any information that could lead to an arrest.

If anyone was in the Shawnee area around Cecil Avenue the night of November 8, 2021, or has information about the shooting, please contact the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit.