William M. Hines was 21 when he was shot on June 6, 2023, near the intersection of Cooper Chapel Road and Preston Highway in Louisville, Kentucky. The gunshot caused him to lose control of his vehicle; the car left the road and crashed into a swimming pool at The Crossings at Cooper Chapel apartment complex. Bystanders pulled Hines from the submerged vehicle and tried to render aid before first responders arrived.

Hines was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and later died that same day; the coroner attributed his death to a gunshot wound. The Louisville Metro Police Department Homicide Unit opened an investigation, canvassing the area and seeking witnesses and surveillance footage. No suspects or arrests had been identified in the initial reports.

If anyone saw what happened near Cooper Chapel Road and Preston Highway on June 6, 2023, or has footage or information, please come forward.