Kerry Douglas Kenney, a 31-year-old Black man from Paris, Kentucky, was found dead in the backseat of a vehicle parked near North Broadway and West Short streets in Lexington on July 1, 2018. The body was discovered at about 3:15 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene within the hour. An autopsy showed Kenney died of a gunshot wound, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators concluded the vehicle where Kenney’s body was found was not the location where the shooting occurred, and they interviewed multiple witnesses as the inquiry continued. Kenney worked at the Adient Manufacturing Plant in Georgetown and was remembered by family and friends. The killing was the city’s 17th homicide that year.

Police later identified 32-year-old Jermaine Yates as a suspect; an arrest warrant was issued and Yates surrendered in October 2018. The case went to trial and a jury returned a not guilty verdict for Yates. Does anyone have information about Kenney, his last known movements, or what happened that night?