Christine L. Hawthorne was 32 when she was shot and killed in Louisville’s Algonquin neighborhood on the evening of Friday, April 14, 2017. She had recently connected with a man identified as De’marcus P. Relliford, and the two had spent time together earlier that day. The shooting occurred in the 1100 block of South 28th Street; authorities described the attack as an apparent impulse shooting.

Emergency responders found Hawthorne after the shooting and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Louisville Metro Police located and arrested 22-year-old De’marcus Relliford on April 17, 2017, three days after the homicide. He reportedly told investigators he had shot Hawthorne and was charged with murder and with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. The case remains a tragic loss for Hawthorne’s family and the community.

If anyone knew Christine, her movements that evening, or witnessed anything on South 28th Street that night, please share what you know.