On January 15, 2023, 14-year-old Javarius Hendrix was fatally shot inside his family home on Brentwood Avenue in the Wyandotte neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Javarius was a ninth-grader at Minor Daniels Academy, described by family as the life of the party who loved his family, Nike apparel, cutting grass with his grandfather, and dreamed of running his own business.

His mother, Terese Hendrix, said she was in the living room when she heard a commotion and a loud boom. She found Javarius grievously wounded; he had been upstairs with his older brother and another boy the family calls a friend. The friend allegedly tried to leave the house as Javarius lay dying but was prevented from doing so until police arrived.

Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit is investigating. Authorities say all parties present have been accounted for, but reports do not clarify whether the shooting was accidental or intentional, and no arrests had been announced. If anyone knew Javarius, his activities that day, or how a gun came into the home, what can be shared with investigators?