On the evening of Sunday, April 18, 2021, 28-year-old DeVante Bell was shot inside his vehicle in the 1000 block of Pennebaker Drive in Lexington, Kentucky. Officers arrived after a 7:09 p.m. shots-fired call and Bell was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, where he died; his death was ruled a homicide and was Lexington’s 15th of the year.

Police arrested 37-year-old Brandon Carl Munford that same night and charged him with murder and wanton endangerment. Court documents state the shooting occurred outside Munford’s home after an argument; Munford and another witness said the two men had a prior physical altercation and that Bell had a history of domestic violence against a family member he was involved with. The arrest citation says the shooting was intentional and that Munford had a small child in his vehicle at the time. Disorderly conduct arrests followed at the scene, and Bell’s family established a GoFundMe for funeral costs.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening or knew DeVante Bell, please come forward.