Steven Q. Vanover Jr., 46, was found fatally shot on the night of Tuesday, October 5, 2021, on the 3800 block of Blevins Gap Road in Louisville, Kentucky. Officers responding to a report of a shooting around 10:30 p.m. discovered Vanover unresponsive near Jefferson Memorial Forest; the Jefferson County Coroner confirmed the gunshot wound as the cause of death and identified him as Steven Q. Vanover, Jr.

Vanover is survived by his father, Stevie Quentin Vanover, Sr., and his brother, Calvin Rigdon, and was preceded in death by his mother, Deborah Samuels. His family chose cremation as his final arrangement.

LMPD’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation, but no arrests or suspect identifications have been announced and officials have not released a motive. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Louisville Metro Police Department’s anonymous tip line.