DeAndreius JQuan Cochran was 23 when he was shot and killed on the afternoon of August 24, 2021, in Louisville’s Newburg neighborhood. Officers responding to a reported shooting just after 2:45 p.m. found Cochran between two apartment buildings on the 4200 block of Norene Lane; he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Jefferson County deputy coroner ruled the cause of death to be his gunshot wounds.

Louisville Metro Police opened an investigation and publicly said they had no suspects at the time, asking the community to provide tips through an anonymous tip line as detectives worked to reconstruct what happened. The shooting was one of more than 130 homicides in the city that year. If anyone saw activity near Norene Lane around 2:45 p.m. on August 24, 2021, or has information that could help, please contact the tip line.