Diontaye T. Petty was 27 when he was shot and killed in Louisville in the early morning of February 26, 2021. Officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department found him near a motorcycle at the intersection of South 19th Street and West Chestnut Street in the Russell neighborhood at about 12:15 a.m.; emergency medical personnel responded but Petty’s gunshot wound proved fatal and he was pronounced dead.

The LMPD Homicide Unit opened an investigation. In the immediate aftermath there were no identified suspects and no arrests announced; authorities asked the public to submit tips through an anonymous tip line. Petty’s death was one of several homicides in the city that have fueled concern about violent crime.

Anyone with information about what happened that night is asked to contact the tip line.