On the evening of May 9, 2023, 33-year-old Julius Chuckie Cole was shot and killed at 3027 Greenwood Avenue in the Parkland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.

Cole worked as a youth development worker at the Parkland Boys and Girls Club and was described as deeply committed to the children he served. He was remembered for his compassion, sense of humor, reliability, and for encouraging young people through jokes and rap songs. A GoFundMe was set up to assist his family. Funeral services were held at Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church on May 20, 2023, and he was buried at Green Meadows on May 23.

Anyone with information about the shooting at 3027 Greenwood Avenue or Julius Cole’s final hours is asked to come forward.