Kevin Olmeda-Ortiz was 15 when he was shot in the head and killed on the evening of February 6, 2018, in the Garden Springs Drive neighborhood of Lexington, Kentucky. Found outside a home by his older brother, Kevin died in the ambulance en route to the hospital. Another 15-year-old was wounded in the same incident. Kevin was a student at Lafayette High School and remembered by his brother as a good soul and a modern-day hippie who loved tie-dyed T-shirts and helped his friends and family.

The day after the shooting, police arrested 16-year-old Malachi Rashon Jackson at Lafayette High School. A grand jury later indicted Jackson on charges of murder and first-degree robbery, alleging he shot both teenagers while committing a theft. Kevin’s parents, Lorena Ortiz and Joaquin Olmeda, and his brother held services with visitation at Smith & Smith Funeral Home.

If anyone knew Kevin, the circumstances that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.