On the evening of February 2, 2021, 9-year-old Larea Hall and her father, 33-year-old Larry Hall, were killed in a mass shooting on Bells Lane near the I-264 East interchange in Louisville, Kentucky. The pair were in a vehicle with an 8-year-old girl when unknown assailants fired into the car. Officers arriving around 6 p.m. found Larry Hall deceased inside the vehicle and Larea Hall dead on the ground outside. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office attributed both deaths to multiple gunshot wounds; the other child was taken to a hospital with injuries.

Witnesses reported hearing 20 to 25 shots in rapid succession. Police opened an investigation and asked the public for information; family members and community activists called for an end to the violence. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that evening, please come forward to help the investigation.