In the late hours of a Friday night in August 2021, tragedy struck in the Shelby Park neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Don Demartine Ezell, a 64-year-old man, was found inside a crashed car in the 1000 block of South Jackson Street around 11:30 p.m. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
Emergency responders transported Ezell to the University of Louisville Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he died in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 21, 2021.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later confirmed his identity and the cause of his death.
The Louisville Metro Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the shooting. Around the same time that Ezell was discovered, another non-fatal shooting occurred a short distance away in the 1300 block of South Preston Street. Investigators were looking into the possibility that the two incidents were related due to their proximity.
Authorities have urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to contact the anonymous police tip line at 574-LMPD. To date, there have been no public announcements regarding any arrests made or suspects identified in the killing of Don Ezell. The investigation into his death remains ongoing.
