Sergio Alexis Villarados was 17 when he was found with a fatal gunshot wound inside a flipped vehicle on Price Road in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 29, 2021. A 19-year-old woman in the same car was also shot but survived with non-life-threatening injuries. Police believe the events began on the 700 block of Breathitt Avenue and opened an investigation into the shooting.

No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case remained open and under investigation. Family members held a protest outside the Fayette County Circuit Courthouse seeking answers, and friends and family later held a vigil at the scene, releasing white heart-shaped balloons. Sergio was a sophomore at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School who played soccer and hoped to become an EMT; his father has expressed concern the shooting may have been gang-related.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or Sergio’s movements that evening, please come forward to help the family find answers.