Oscar Guerrero, 34, was found dead the morning of April 8, 2019, in the stairwell of an apartment building on South Fifth Street near Muhammad Ali Boulevard in downtown Louisville. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound and Louisville Metro Police opened a homicide investigation. At the time of discovery no suspects had been identified.

Friends and family say Oscar had been rebuilding his life: three years clean, working, attending rehab, and studying computer science at Jefferson Community and Technical College. His father, Florencio Guerrero, last saw him when he dropped him off at work; Oscar never made his usual call from the bus stop home. Detectives have explored whether he went to the building to visit a friend, and investigators note the stairwell is often used by people experiencing homelessness, but the circumstances remain unclear.

Oscar’s diploma arrived two weeks after his death. Does anyone who knew Oscar or who was in that area that morning have information that could help bring answers?