Justin Ross Wells, 33, was fatally shot in Louisville, Kentucky. Known to friends as Florida or Jay, he was born November 6, 1990, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and had been living in Louisville. The shooting happened on September 1, 2024, in the Shelby Park neighborhood; he died of his injuries on September 2, 2024.

Authorities arrested a suspect, Cody Hedrick, who was charged with murder and held on a $1 million bond. Justin is survived by his parents, Jeannie Rhoden and Ty Wells; brothers Jerrimy Wells, Caycee Fitzwater, and Matthew Wells; and his maternal and paternal grandparents. He was preceded in death by his brother Brandon Chad Wells. Arrangements were made for burial in Florida.

Did anyone in the Shelby Park area see Justin or have information about the shooting on September 1, 2024?