Marquevion Leach was 17 when he was fatally shot in Lexington, Kentucky on the evening of May 8, 2021. Police say the shooting happened just after 6 p.m. in the 700 block of Florence Avenue after multiple calls reporting shots fired. Leach, a student at the Audrey Grevious Center in the Fayette County school system, was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, where he died.

Two other men were also hit: a 27-year-old with serious injuries and a 67-year-old with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators at the time said they believed the victims had been specifically targeted, but no motive was immediately clear and no suspects were taken into custody that night. A vigil at Northeastern Park two days later was interrupted by additional gunfire, leaving an unidentified man wounded; officials said it was not known whether that shooting was connected to Leach’s death.

Anyone who knew Marquevion or has information about the Florence Avenue shooting is asked to come forward.