A gunshot in a Louisville neighborhood ended the life of 62-year-old Robert L. Buford Jr. on October 7, 2021. Officers responded to Bank Street after reports of the shooting and found Mr. Buford with fatal gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide by shooting.

The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation. Little else about the circumstances has been publicly detailed.

If anyone in the community saw activity on or near Bank Street that evening or has information about this shooting, please contact the Louisville Metro Homicide Unit.