James Oliver Yearby, 62, was fatally shot on the evening of April 13, 2021, in Louisville’s California neighborhood. The Louisville Metro Police Department responded and opened an investigation into the shooting.

Yearby’s death occurred during a year when the city saw a marked rise in homicides, and his family has been left seeking answers. Few details about the shooting itself have been released publicly, and there has been no public announcement of a breakthrough in the investigation.

If anyone in the California neighborhood that evening saw something or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to local authorities.