Achilles Seward was 16 when he was shot and killed on the evening of June 23, 2025, on Ridgecrest Road in the Newburg neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Officers who arrived that night attempted life-saving measures but Achilles succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

Described as kind-hearted and funny, Achilles was a student at Fern Creek High School and was well-loved by family and friends. The Louisville Metro Police Department Homicide Unit opened an investigation that led to the August 2025 arrests of two 16-year-old males charged with murder; their names have not been released because they are minors. The motive for the shooting has not been disclosed.

Did anyone in the community know Achilles or see anything unusual on Ridgecrest Road that night?