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A block party on Younglove Street in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in the early hours of September 4, 2016, ended with 25-year-old Shaun Smith shot to death after an argument with another individual. Although many people were at the gathering, no one initially identified the shooter.

Investigators later named Julius Catlett Jr. as the primary suspect and obtained a warrant. Ten days after the shooting he was stopped in Evansville, Indiana, gave a false name, and was identified through fingerprinting. Catlett was extradited to Christian County and charged with murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and being a persistent felony offender. A jury found him guilty of shooting Smith five times, and in November 2018 he received a 65-year prison sentence; the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence on appeal.

If anyone at the Younglove Street party or nearby that night has information not yet shared with authorities, please come forward.