Vicki Renee’ Betts, 57, was shot and killed on the morning of Friday, June 26, 2020, on Dixie Highway near Hale Avenue in Louisville. The shooting happened about 10:28 a.m.; Betts was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead there.

The assailant fled in Betts’ black 2019 Honda Fit. Police identified 31-year-old Jennifer Kemp as the suspect and arrested her later that same afternoon. Kemp’s one-year-old child was reportedly in the stolen vehicle; the child was later found safe.

Friends and family remembered Betts as a caring person with a beautiful smile. She is survived by her mother, step-father, two children, and two grandchildren.

If anyone knew Vicki, saw the vehicle that morning, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.