Mekhi Lance Courtney, 22, was shot in the parking lot of The Landings apartment complex on Covenant Road in the Forest Acres area and died at a hospital on May 28, 2024. Police say two men with gunshot wounds arrived at a hospital just before 8 p.m., which is how officers learned of the shooting; when they checked the complex they found evidence and neighbors later told police they had heard a disturbance around 7 p.m. The other victim, reported to be from Lexington, survived and continued recovering.

Courtney’s father said his son had been set up and described the encounter as an attempted robbery where a different person than expected opened fire, striking Courtney and his cousin. No suspects were publicly identified and no arrests were announced. His funeral home scheduled services in early June 2024, and by summer 2025 the family had launched a youth football and cheerleading league inspired by his plans.

If anyone has information about the May 28, 2024 shooting at The Landings on Covenant Road, please come forward.