Jalen William Anthony was 16 when he was shot and killed in Louisville on the evening of July 13, 2020. Officers responded about 9:40 p.m. to the 1200 block of West Hill Street in the Algonquin neighborhood and found Jalen with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at 10:06 p.m. The Jefferson County Coroner ruled the cause of death multiple rifle wounds.

Responding officers were also alerted to three other people who had been shot at the nearby intersection of Seventh Street and Algonquin Parkway; investigators later determined those victims had been shot in the same vicinity as the West Hill Street incident. All four victims were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital. The Louisville Metro Police homicide unit opened an investigation, and as of the last report no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests announced. The motive remains unclear.

Jalen’s family remembered him as funny and outgoing; funeral services were held on July 22, 2020. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the Louisville Metro Police homicide unit.