On the evening of April 4, 2021, a shooting near the intersection of W.J. Hodge and Madison Streets in Louisville left 29-year-old Roderick Ballard with multiple gunshot wounds. Police found Ballard just before 6 p.m.; he was taken to University of Louisville Hospital and died a few hours later. The incident was recorded as the city’s 44th homicide that year.

The Louisville Metro Police Department opened an investigation and worked for months to identify those responsible. On April 13, 2022, authorities arrested a 17-year-old male who had initially been detained on unrelated charges and then linked to Ballard’s killing; because he is a minor, his name was not released. He was charged with one count of murder.

What information about the shooting or people in the area that night could help explain what happened to Roderick Ballard?