Leo Travers was 15 when he was fatally shot on the evening of January 12, 2017, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. A student at East Jessamine High School, he was described as outgoing and active in sports. The shooting occurred during what was reported as a planned marijuana transaction on Garden Park Drive.

Police say Leo went to the meeting accompanied by 20-year-old Halie Anglin, who drove him there, intending to buy marijuana from 18-year-old Tyler Jeffers. According to Jeffers’ later account to police, a struggle began when Leo grabbed for his pockets and Jeffers shot him twice in the head. Gunfire also shattered the back window of Anglin’s car as she tried to flee. Jeffers was arrested and charged with murder and several related offenses; his grandfather, Albert McKinney, was charged with tampering with physical evidence for allegedly helping conceal the weapon. Anglin faced a charge of second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor.

In October 2017 Jeffers pleaded guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge and related counts, with prosecution recommending a 15-year sentence.