Andre Lamont Steadmon Sr., 42, was shot and killed on the afternoon of Saturday, June 12, 2021, on the 1200 block of West Hill Street in the Park Hill neighborhood of Louisville. Officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department discovered him at the scene around 1:45 p.m.; the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity. The LMPD Homicide Unit opened an investigation and initially had no suspects as detectives began piecing together what happened that day.

Months later, investigators announced arrests in connection with the killing. Joseph Hale, then 29, was charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and being a persistent felony offender. A second man, Anthony Ralston, then 27, was charged with complicity to commit murder. The case moved into a prosecutorial phase as the community sought answers after this loss to gun violence.

If anyone has information about Andre Steadmon’s death or the events on West Hill Street that afternoon, please come forward.