On September 5, 2023, 15-year-old Raymel Atkins was shot while on the front porch of his home on West Gaulbert Avenue in Louisville’s Algonquin neighborhood. He was critically wounded, held by his mother, Minuette Atkins, and taken to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries. The shooting happened in broad daylight and left the family and neighborhood reeling.

Minuette Atkins has spoken publicly, saying she believes she knows who was responsible and has relayed that information to the Louisville Metro Police Department. Family and friends released balloons on what would have been Raymel’s 16th birthday in a memorial tribute.

If anyone saw the shooting on West Gaulbert Avenue that afternoon or has information about who fired the shots, please come forward and share what you know.