On Sunday night, November 16, 2014, 31-year-old taxi driver Papa Thiam was found dead inside his cab on Garden Green Way in the Newburg neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Thiam, a native of Africa, died of a single gunshot wound after his taxi was seen careening, striking a lamppost, plowing through a fence, and stopping against a tree. Neighbors reported hearing a series of pop, pop, pop just before the crash.

Louisville Metro Police treated the incident as an apparent robbery turned violent. Within days, three male juveniles, aged 15, 16, and 17, were arrested and charged with murder and tampering with evidence. An 18-year-old, Anu White, was later arrested and also charged with murder in connection with Thiam’s death.

Anyone who knew Papa Thiam, saw the taxi that night, or has information about the incident is asked to come forward.