Shantez Hayes was 30 when he was shot and killed in Louisville, Kentucky, on the evening of October 26, 2021. The shooting occurred about 7:45 p.m. near the intersection of South Brook Street and East St. Catherine Street, close to an I-65 South exit ramp. Officers responding to a call of a shooting found Hayes inside a truck; he had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s homicide unit opened an investigation and appealed to the public for help. At the time investigators released this information, no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced. The case remains an open homicide investigation.

If anyone was in that area the evening of October 26, 2021, or has information about the shooting, please contact the Louisville Metro Police Department.