Glenn H. Odell, 45, was fatally shot in downtown Louisville on October 27, 2020. Officers were called to the 440 Market at the corner of South 5th Street and West Market Street at about 5 a.m. for a burglary that was quickly escalated to a shooting. Odell and a second man were found with gunshot wounds; Odell was pronounced dead at the scene and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office recorded multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death. The second man was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

Investigators treated the incident as occurring during an apparent burglary. The market had reportedly been targeted in several recent break-in attempts that same week, and the owner planned to install bars on the windows. A building employee said someone used personal protection during the break-in but did not say who fired the shots. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. It is not known whether the two men who were shot knew each other.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about activity at the 440 Market in the early hours of October 27, please come forward.