Sherman Edwards Jr., a 20-year-old Black man from Indianapolis, was found fatally shot on the grounds of the Fern Valley Motel in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 9, 2015. Louisville Metro Police officers discovered his body in the motel parking lot after responding to reports of a shooting. It was unclear whether the shooting occurred inside a motel room or outdoors on the property, and reports did not explain why Edwards was at the motel that night.

Within days police identified and arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Henry Richard Gleaves, who was charged with murder and had an arraignment set for January 13, 2015. Authorities did not disclose a motive or the precise sequence of events leading to the shooting. If anyone was in or around the Fern Valley Motel that night or has information about why Edwards was there, please share what is known.