A 14-year-old boy, Dalton Wells Jr., died after a shooting at a residence in the 1800 block of Greenwood Avenue in the California neighborhood of Louisville on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Officers responded around 2:30 p.m. and found Dalton with a gunshot wound; he was taken to University of Louisville Hospital and later pronounced dead.

Police say the shooting at the home was initially investigated as accidental and that a family member reported Dalton had found a firearm and was playing with it when it discharged. The Louisville Metro Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading the investigation and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has not yet issued a final manner of death; authorities have said they do not suspect foul play at this time. It is unclear whether any charges will be filed.

Did anyone in the Greenwood Avenue area see or hear anything that afternoon, or does anyone have information about how Dalton obtained the firearm?