Timothy O’Connor was 17 when he and his 21-year-old half-brother, Brandon Borders, were fatally shot on the evening of October 28, 2009. The brothers were sitting in a car near 22nd and Saint Xavier streets in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood when gunfire erupted. Both died at the scene.

The double homicide remains unsolved. Investigators pursued numerous leads but no suspect has been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The motive is unknown, with family members noting possibilities such as a robbery or mistaken identity but no definitive explanation.

Family and friends mark the anniversary each year with vigils at the site, lighting candles and releasing balloons to remember Timothy and Brandon and to urge anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone has information about that night or the people involved, please share what you know with the Louisville police.