Juwone Demilo Doleman was a 23-year-old Black man from La Grange, Kentucky, and a father of two remembered by family as a caring, humble, often funny presence. In early September 2020 he traveled to Elizabethtown and spent time at the Westport Road apartment of Kelsey Davis. According to court records, Juwone invited a friend, 21-year-old Jalen Ray Williams, to join them that night. At some point Juwone and Davis went to a bedroom together while Williams remained in the living room.

In the early morning hours of September 6, 2020, shots were fired inside the apartment. Police found Juwone and Davis with gunshot wounds; Juwone was pronounced dead at the scene and Davis survived after being hospitalized in critical condition. Investigators later reported that money, a handgun, and jewelry belonging to Juwone were missing, along with Davis’s cell phone, suggesting a robbery motive.

Williams was arrested in Louisville later in September and charged in Hardin County with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, tampering with physical evidence, and related counts. At trial he admitted shooting both victims but claimed self-defense; a jury rejected that claim and convicted him. The court imposed a combined forty-year sentence. The family’s memorials emphasize Juwone’s role as a devoted dad and beloved relative.

Did anyone who knew Juwone or his routine in La Grange or Elizabethtown have information that could shed more light on that night?