Darrin Michael Hailey was an 18-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky, remembered by family as the smile of the family and the life of the party. He enjoyed basketball and was described as living life to the fullest and touching many people’s lives.

On the evening of April 13, 2023, in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood, in the 5200 block of Mars Court near Sky Blue Avenue, officers found Hailey with gunshot wounds at about 6 p.m. He died at the scene. At roughly the same time, 19-year-old Jadon Anderson was taken by private means to a hospital with gunshot wounds and later died; the Louisville Metro Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating both deaths and whether they are related.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigators.