A football-game night turned deadly in Louisville when gunfire erupted in the parking lot of Pleasure Ridge Park High School on September 29, 2024. Seventeen-year-old Aaron Esters Jr., a Valley High School student, was shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition; he died after a nine-day fight for his life. Another juvenile was also wounded; their injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Louisville Metro Police say at least two masked suspects fled the scene. On the night of the shooting Damon Williams Jr. was arrested after witnesses reported seeing him throw guns over a fence and was charged with having weapons on school property. For months the identity of Aaron’s shooter remained unresolved.

On July 8, 2025, police announced the arrest of a juvenile suspect, identified through high school surveillance video and DNA collected at the scene; the suspect has been charged with murder and first-degree assault. Does anyone have information about that evening or the people who were at the game?