On the morning of December 7, 2017, Joshua Moore, 33, of Mount Washington, was found with a gunshot wound at a residence on Essex Way in Spencer County near Taylorsville. Kentucky State Police responded after a distress call just after midnight; emergency medical services transported Moore to a hospital but he died before receiving care. Neighbors reported seeing vehicle lights and hearing noises around the time, though they did not recall hearing gunfire. Investigators treated the case as a domestic incident and identified a person of interest among those present at the home.

In February 2018 a Spencer County grand jury indicted 31-year-old Heather Metts on a murder charge in Moore’s death; she was also charged with marijuana possession and was taken into custody. Details about what led to the shooting and the events inside the Essex Way home remain central to the case. Does anyone have information about that night or about Moore’s movements in the hours before the shooting?