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Boy, 15, shot d£ad by 14-year-old months after being stabbed while saving girl, 12, from s£xual harassment

ByOyekuodi Solomon

Jul 30, 2026

A Louisville high school student, who was stabbed three months ago while trying to protect a 12-year-old girl who was being sxually harassed, has now been shot dad by a 14-year-old boy. DaJon Hayes-Burr, 15, (pictured above) d!ed from gunshot wounds after being shot in Shawnee, a neighborhood in western Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday night, July 25. His family described the k!lling as tragic and senseless, WAVE reported. A 14-year-old boy has since been charged with murdr over the shooting. Hayes-Burr, who was about to start his sophomore year, was k!lled just months after he bravely stepped in to protect 12-year-old Bristol Staisel, who was allegedly being harassed by Vasilis Sakellaridis, 45, at the airshow Thunder Over Louisville in April. Sakellaridis allegedly made lewd comments to the girl, prompting her to shout pedophile before Hayes-Burr jumped in, WDRB reported. Hayes-Burr and his friends formed a shield before tackling the man to the ground.  He [Sakellaridis] had pure evil in his eyes thats the way I can describe it, Staisels mom Kristyn told WDRB.   SakellaridisSakellaridis, from Oregon, allegedly stabbed Hayes-Burr in the stomach, but the boy was widely lauded for helping the schoolgirl.  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear presented the boy with a letter and a challenge coin, an award that recognizes bravery. Despite being stabbed, the teen revealed why he intervened. Since I got a little sister, I wantedif something happened to my little sister, Id want somebody to help, he told WAVE. Staisel said she wanted to make Hayes-Burr a bracelet to say thank you, and Kristyn hailed his bravery.  12-year-old Bristol Staisel and her motherFinding out a 15-year-old was harmed three years older than my daughter just devastated me, Kristyn said. Somebody elses child got hurt defending mine. He put his life on the line, and for that Im forever grateful. Those kids are heroes beyond heroes. Not only did they save her, but they potentially saved another child that night. Sakellaridis was armed with brass knuckles, appeared to be intoxicated and was said to be belligerent to responding medics, according to arrest documents seen by WAVE.   He was highly intoxicated and causing alarm to other event participants, police said.  Following the brave teen’s de@th, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has led the tributes to Hayes-Burr. Britainy and I are praying for DaJons family and all those affected by this tragedy, he said in a statement. DaJon was a child of God whose life was taken far too soon, and his bravery and selflessness will leave a lasting impact on the Louisville community and our commonwealth. The post Boy, 15, shot dad by 14-year-old months after being stabbed while saving girl, 12, from sxual harassment appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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