Do you know who murdered Mortell Ashford?
In the Shawnee neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a Sunday afternoon was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of Mortell Ashford. On February 12, 2017, the 26-year-old Black male was found deceased in the street at the intersection of North 39th Street and Jewell Avenue around 2 p.m. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later confirmed that Ashford's death was a homicide resulting from multiple gunshot wounds.
Louisville Metro Police Department officers responded to the scene, where they found Ashford. Despite the ongoing investigation by the LMPD's Homicide Unit, no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. The case is officially considered an open and unsolved homicide.
Authorities have encouraged anyone with information regarding the shooting to come forward and contact the Louisville Metro Police Department. A motive for the killing has not been released to the public, leaving the community and Ashford's family without answers. His death is listed among the city's cold cases, a somber reminder of a life cut short by violence.
