On October 24, 2018, 67-year-old Vickie Lee Jones was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Kroger grocery store in the Louisville suburb of Jeffersontown. She died of multiple gunshot wounds; another shopper, Maurice Stallard, was shot inside the store and also killed that afternoon.

Jones was a retiree from the VA Medical Center and a devout member of the Church of the Living God, Temple #45. Family and friends described her as a sweet, compassionate Christian and a beloved presence in her family. The shooting followed an unsuccessful attempt by the suspect to enter a predominantly Black church nearby.

The suspect was identified as 51-year-old Gregory Alan Bush. He was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of wanton endangerment; hate crime charges were also filed at the federal level. After being found initially incompetent, he later underwent treatment and was found competent to stand trial and pleaded not guilty. The families of Jones and Stallard filed lawsuits against Kroger and Bush seeking damages.