Marina Johnson, Killian Baarlaer and Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal

Jefferson County has seen a large number of homicides in the past five years, many accounted for, but others remain under investigation by law enforcement agencies.

In 2024, at least 139 homicides have occurred, including an August shooting on Baxter Avenue where two were killed and the death of 17-year-old Aaron Esters in the Pleasure Ridge Park High School parking lot during a football game in September.

The Courier Journal tracks homicides reported by LMPD and other local departments to memorialize victims, follow the cases and keep the public informed. Below is a list of homicides police have reported, with additional information about the cases and the response.

Year in Review: A look back at homicides in 2024

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A man is dead after a shooting in the Chickasaw neighborhood Dec. 31, Louisville Metro Police said.

LMPD spokesperson Matthew Sanders said Second Division officers responded to reports of a shooting at 1120 S. 36th St. just before midnight. When they were responding, officers were notified that a young man was being taken to U of L Hospital in a private vehicle.

When he arrived, he was immediately rushed into surgery with a gunshot wound to the chest, and was later pronounced dead by medical professionals on Jan. 1.

Identified as Michael Lamont Bass II, 21, by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, the shooting is believed to have happened outside No Haterz Club with multiple potential witnesses, Sanders said.

LMPD's homicide unit is investigating.