Tyler David ’Ty’ Lanham was 22 when he was shot and killed at his Louisville, Kentucky home in Pleasure Ridge Park. On the afternoon of October 26, 2020, two men entered the Brookview Drive residence intending to rob another person there and to steal property including a rifle. Lanham stepped in to intervene and was shot multiple times by the intruders.

Emergency services arrived about 4:30 p.m. and Lanham was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition; he died in the early morning hours of October 27, 2020, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed the cause of death. Two men identified as 20-year-old Edtavion Triplett and 20-year-old Kevon James were arrested in connection with the incident; both faced murder and robbery charges. Triplett pleaded not guilty at arraignment and James had bond set at $250,000.

If anyone knew Tyler, was in the Pleasure Ridge Park area that afternoon, or has information about the break-in, please share what is known.