Kevonte L. White, a 27-year-old Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was shot on the afternoon of June 6, 2026, in west Louisville. The shooting happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. near South 44th Street and West Broadway, close to Shawnee Park and the Chickasaw neighborhood. Police were called to the area after reports of gunfire, and when Louisville Metro Police officers arrived, they found White suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers began providing first aid at the scene while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive. White was then taken to a hospital, but the injuries were too severe, and he died after being transported. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office later identified him as the man killed in the shooting. Louisville Metro Police also listed him among the city’s 2026 open homicides, describing the case as a murder that occurred at 44th Street and West Broadway.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting have not been publicly detailed. Available reports do not say whether White was targeted, whether there had been an argument beforehand, or whether anyone fled the scene. What is known publicly is that he was found after being shot several times in a busy west Louisville corridor, and the case was turned over to LMPD’s Homicide Unit.
As of the available online reporting, no arrests have been announced in Kevonte White’s death. Police had not publicly named a suspect or suspects, and WLKY reported that there were no known suspects. LMPD’s listing of the case among open homicides further indicates that investigators were still seeking information rather than presenting the case as solved.
Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Louisville Metro Police through the anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD or through the LMPD Crime Tip Portal. At this stage, the public record leaves Kevonte White’s killing as an open homicide: a fatal shooting in west Louisville, a victim identified, a family and community left with grief, and investigators still looking for the person or people responsible.
