Jericho Moore was 18 when he was found shot to death in Louisville, Kentucky. On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 7, 2017, police responding to a report of an abandoned car in an alley behind the 2700 block of Dumesnil Street in the Park Hill neighborhood found blood and bullet holes inside the vehicle. A short distance away, in the backyard of a vacant house, officers discovered the body of a young man later identified by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as Jericho Moore of Jeffersonville. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the stolen car appeared connected to the killing. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots overnight, though investigators could not immediately confirm when or where the shooting had taken place. About ten days after the discovery, Louisville Metro Police charged 26-year-old Charles Barnes with murder and tampering with physical evidence, saying witnesses identified him and placed him near the scene. Moore’s mother, Misty Tweedy, called for more support for families affected by gun violence and said closure remained elusive as she awaited trial.

If anyone has information about Jericho’s final hours, where he was before he was found, or saw suspicious activity around Dumesnil Street on June 6–7, 2017, please come forward.