Do you know who murdered Stephanie Kittrell? On a summer afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, just four days after her 50th birthday, Stephanie Kittrell was shot and killed. The incident occurred on July 8, 2017, near the intersection of South 12th and West Hill Streets in the Park Hill neighborhood. When officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department arrived at the scene, they found Kittrell on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead a short time later.
At the time of her death, Stephanie was an African-American female who had just celebrated her birthday on the Fourth of July.
The shooting happened while Kittrell was running an errand, and it is believed she was caught in the crossfire of two parties. The location of her death held a somber significance for her family, as it was near a memorial for her son, Ramone Shirley, who had also been a victim of gun violence. Shirley was shot and killed in May 2009 in the Iroquois Homes public housing complex. The weight of these repeated tragedies deeply affected the family, with Kittrell's sister expressing the immense pain they had endured.
The investigation into Stephanie Kittrell's death has been challenging for law enforcement. Homicide detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the area and pursued leads, but it remains unclear whether Kittrell was the intended target of the shooting. As of the latest available reports, no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with her murder. The case officially remains unsolved.
The loss of Stephanie Kittrell was compounded by further tragedy for her family. Her daughter, grappling with the profound grief of losing both her mother and her brother to violence, struggled with drug use and died from an overdose just three months after her mother's death. Kittrell's surviving family members continue to hope for justice and have appealed to the public for any information that might lead to an arrest in her case. The Louisville Metro Police Department has asked anyone with information to contact their anonymous tip line.
