Carlos M Catalan, 23, was shot and killed inside a vehicle on Pixley Way in the Newburg neighborhood of Louisville on January 15, 2019. Officers found him with a single gunshot wound around 6:30 p.m.; he was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead shortly before 7:30 p.m. An autopsy confirmed the single gunshot as the cause of death.

Witnesses said the shooting occurred during an attempted robbery tied to a drug transaction. Catalan’s girlfriend was present and cried out during the altercation; a neighbor who was a certified nursing assistant tried to compress the wound while waiting for emergency responders. Police say the suspects planned to buy less than a pound of marijuana with counterfeit money and produced a firearm when they tried to rob Catalan.

Eighteen-year-old Tayshon Caudell was arrested; police say his GPS monitor placed him at the scene and that he gave a Mirandized statement implicating himself and another man. Nineteen-year-old Dwjuan Goodman was later arrested after turning himself in. Both faced charges including murder, robbery, and drug trafficking; Caudell was also charged with tampering with physical evidence. Police reported the gun used was not recovered and said more arrests were expected.

Did anyone in Newburg see activity on Pixley Way that evening or have information about the planned drug transaction?