LMPD identifies three officers involved in Louisville motel shooting where a man was found dead

Louisville Metro Police Department has identified three officers involved in a deadly shooting at a Louisville motel where a man was found dead, according to an announcement published Monday by local media. The report says the incident occurred at a Louisville motel on Oct. 15, 2026, and that a man was found dead at the scene. LMPD later identified three officers as the individuals involved in the shooting. The officers named were Treyton Brown, Richard Waller and Jackson Evans. The identification was published on Oct. 19, 2026, four days after the Oct. 15 incident. The report describes the case as involving officers Brown, Waller and Evans, tied to the same motel shooting where the man’s death was discovered. At the time of the identification, the department had not, in the coverage cited, published additional details about what led to the confrontation or the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The case remains a public-safety matter for Louisville, where Metro Police investigations typically involve internal review and coordination with investigators handling any criminal questions, depending on the facts developed after an officer-involved shooting. The identification also means the officers are now publicly linked to the incident in official communications, a step that can affect public understanding of officer-involved shootings as the investigation proceeds and related records are requested or released through established processes. As of the published report, the names provide clarity on who was involved, but key details about the sequence of events, whether any charges are contemplated, and what the department’s next procedural steps will be were not included in the cited account.