Martez Christopher Tez Wade was a 17-year-old 11th grader from Louisville’s Overlook Terraces who was shot and killed outside his apartment at 8003 Glimmer Way on the night of September 5, 2018. He had just finished a Rally’s shift and was walking back to his building around 10:30 p.m. when gunfire erupted; neighbors and family said he was shot multiple times and Louisville Metro Police found him gravely wounded outside the complex. He died in his mother Mary Williams’ arms.

Family, classmates and coworkers remembered him as bright, goofy, and working hard to turn his life around; his funeral was held at Forest Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Green Meadows Cemetery. Relatives mentioned reports of a possible dispute — an online argument or a fistfight — but said they did not know what triggered the shooting. No suspect name or arrest was publicly released, and the case remains listed among unsolved Louisville homicides.

If anyone knew Martez or has information about what happened that night, please share what you can.