Christian Cubert was 21 when he was found with multiple gunshot wounds near an apartment complex at Village Drive and Devonport Drive in Lexington, Kentucky, during the early morning hours of a Tuesday in April 2018. He was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital and died shortly after arrival; the Fayette County coroner confirmed his death and listed him as the city’s ninth homicide that year.

Investigators initially had no suspects. Witnesses later reported hearing a man say Cubert had snitched on him, and police identified 18-year-old Malik Rashawn Nelson as a person of interest. After evidence and witness statements were collected, an arrest warrant for murder was issued for Nelson. A tip led officers to Castlewood Park; he was located after a brief foot pursuit, found hiding in bushes in a backyard on Bryan Avenue, and taken into custody. He was also charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and with a probation violation.

If anyone knew Christian, was in the Village Drive–Devonport Drive area that night, or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please share what is known.