Stephon Demarcus Bruce Garner was 37 when he was shot multiple times in the early morning hours of August 7, 2021, in the parking lot of a Circle K on South Third Street in the Wilder Park neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. He was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

More than an hour after the shooting, 26-year-old Coretta Hale, a Circle K employee, returned to the scene, approached police and admitted she had shot Garner. A witness described a woman in a red Circle K shirt and black pants fleeing in a Buick LeSabre; surveillance footage matched that account. Hale was charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence because the firearm was not with her when she surrendered.

A former co-worker told investigators there had been prior conflict between Hale and Garner, including alleged threats and an incident of spitting. The specific motive has not been established in the case materials. If anyone knew either person or has information about that night, please share what can help the investigation.