Charles Earl Cowherd, 34, was found shot to death in the early morning hours of June 17, 2016, near 23rd Street and Standard Avenue in Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood. A neighbor reported hearing people talking outside, then several gunshots; when the noise stopped she saw Cowherd’s body on the sidewalk and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was recorded as Louisville’s 49th homicide of 2016.

Cowherd was a father of seven and is remembered by family as a devoted provider and protector. His wife, Nicole Cowherd, has described the family’s ongoing pain and uncertainty over the loss while the killer remains at large. No arrests have been announced and the case remains an open homicide.

If anyone heard or saw anything near 23rd Street and Standard Avenue on the night of June 16–17, 2016, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.