Fourteen-year-old Jaxon Cole Keller was fatally shot on the morning of Saturday, May 27, 2023, at a residence on Lakewood Drive in Morehead, Kentucky. He was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington and pronounced dead at 9:09 a.m. The Fayette County coroner’s office listed the manner of death as pending while the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation.

Jaxon had just graduated from Rowan County Middle School and was remembered by family and friends as outgoing, funny, and engaged with music, rapping, basketball and video games. A Celebration of Life was held at Rowan County Senior High School on May 31, 2023, followed by a candlelight vigil on the school’s football field.

Law enforcement released few details and there have been no public announcements about arrests or suspects; the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone knew Jaxon or has information about what happened on May 27, 2023, please come forward.