On the afternoon of December 9, 2025, a physical altercation near Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall at Kentucky State University in Frankfort resulted in the death of 19-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr., an African American student from Indianapolis. Fox was critically wounded about 3:10 p.m., taken to Frankfort Regional Medical Center, and pronounced dead at 4:33 p.m. A second student was also shot and remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Authorities detained 48-year-old Jacob Lee Bard of Evansville, Indiana, who had reportedly come to campus to remove his sons, alleging threats involving multiple armed individuals. Bard was arrested and booked on preliminary charges of murder and first-degree assault after shots were fired during a confrontation. A Franklin County grand jury reviewed the evidence and on December 23, 2025 returned a no true bill, accepting the defense that Bard acted in self-defense and in defense of others; the murder and assault charges were dismissed and Bard was released.

Following the grand jury decision, De’Jon’s parents, 38-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox Sr. and 37-year-old Chardnae Cleveland, were arrested in Evansville on December 25, 2025 on felony intimidation charges tied to social media posts that allegedly threatened Bard. What additional information about the altercation or witnesses might clarify how events escalated that afternoon?