In the early morning hours of June 15, 2015, the life of 21-year-old Kenneth Wayne Liggons Jr. was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. A male victim of gun violence, he was discovered on the pavement at the intersection of 20th and Pirtle Streets in the Portland neighborhood. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later confirmed that Liggons had died from a single gunshot wound to the chest.
His death was officially ruled a homicide, prompting an investigation by the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Authorities with the LMPD began an immediate search for a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting. They appealed to the public for assistance, urging anyone with information to come forward and contact them through their anonymous tip line. At the time, investigators did not release any description of a potential suspect or any details about the circumstances that may have led to the shooting.
Despite the ongoing investigation and the public call for information, details regarding any arrests or the identification of a specific suspect in the murder of Kenneth Wayne Liggons Jr. have not been made publicly available in the years following his death. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for his family and the Louisville community, another life lost to the persistent issue of gun violence. His loved ones gathered to remember him at a funeral service held at First Gethsemane Baptist Church, followed by his interment at Green Meadows Cemetery.
