Cole Bullock was killed in Hillview, Kentucky, in the early morning hours of Halloween, October 31, 2024. He had just turned 18 and was a student at North Bullitt High School. Neighbors heard gunfire near the intersection of Hillview Boulevard and Norwood Way after Cole got into a vehicle around 2:30 a.m. He was found at the intersection, shot multiple times, and was pronounced dead at the scene; his brother later described him as having been shot seven times. The vehicle fled and the Hillview Police Department opened a homicide investigation, which investigators initially called an isolated incident.

Nearly a month later a teenage boy was arrested and charged with murder; because he was a juvenile his identity was not released, and police said they believed others were involved. In October 2026 three individuals pleaded guilty in connection with Cole’s robbery and murder: Joe Ortiz pleaded to manslaughter and wanton endangerment, Jason Lannan pleaded to facilitation of murder and second-degree robbery, and 17-year-old Jaydn Molina-Holland pleaded to three counts of wanton endangerment. Cole’s family attended the hearing and said the plea agreements did not bring true justice for the brutal way Cole was killed.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Cole, please share what you know.