Jimmie L. Robertson, a 64-year-old Black male, was found dead on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky, after police were called to the 700 block of Dearborn Avenue in the Chickasaw neighborhood. The call came in around 2:30 p.m. as a report of a deceased person. When Louisville Metro Police officers arrived, they found Robertson inside a home, and the scene quickly shifted from a death investigation into a homicide inquiry.
Investigators determined that Robertson had
suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Medical personnel responded after police secured the scene, but Robertson was pronounced dead. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later identified him publicly and said he died from the gunshot wound. Louisville Metro Police listed the homicide location as 729 Dearborn Avenue, and the case was added to the department’s 2026 open homicide cases.
The early details suggest Robertson was not found in the immediate aftermath of a public street shooting, but rather after someone reported a body. That left investigators with the task of piecing together what happened before officers arrived: when the shooting occurred, who was with him, whether anyone nearby heard or saw anything, and why he was targeted. Police have not publicly described a motive, a confrontation, or any known relationship between Robertson and whoever shot him.
As of the available reports, no arrests have been announced in Robertson’s killing. Louisville Metro Police have not released the name of a suspect or suspects, and no public charging information was available. The case remains under investigation by LMPD’s Homicide Unit, which asked anyone with information to contact the anonymous tip line or submit information through the department’s online Crime Tip Portal.
