Jason Hislope, a 19-year-old Hispanic man and 2021 Southwestern High School graduate, was shot during a late-night dispute at a residence on Heaton Ford Road in Science Hill, Kentucky. The shooting happened on January 6, 2024; deputies arrived about 11:50 p.m. and found Hislope with a critical gunshot wound. Responders performed CPR until EMS took him to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, where he later died; his obituary lists the date of death as January 7, 2024.

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation. Reports identify another man, Jeremy Grundy, as the shooter, but it was not clear immediately whether charges would be filed. Family and friends remembered Hislope as kindhearted and outdoorsy, who enjoyed four-wheeling and fishing.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Heaton Ford Road that night or knew Jason and his movements that evening, please come forward with information.