Ashton Michael Thomas was 25 when he was shot and killed on April 26, 2017, in Louisville’s Shawnee neighborhood. Emergency services were called shortly before 3 p.m. after witnesses heard about six gunshots near Cecil Avenue and West Broadway. Thomas was found in the front yard of a vacant home with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.

Neighbors described the scene as a brazen act of violence that shocked a community where children were coming home from school. The Louisville Metro Police Department canvassed the area and asked the public for information. At the time of the initial reports no suspects had been identified and no arrests were made, and the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone knew Ashton, saw activity near Cecil Avenue and West Broadway that afternoon, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.