In the late summer of 2017, the community of Frankfort, Kentucky, was shaken by the violent death of a local man, Michael Shane 'Geese' Gaines. On the afternoon of Saturday, September 2, 2017, police responded to calls of shots fired at the Eastwood Garden Apartments on Forest Hill Drive. There, on a sidewalk between the parking lot and an apartment building, they discovered 39-year-old Gaines suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 1:00 p.m.
Michael Gaines was a man known to many in Frankfort, a die-hard fan of the University of Kentucky, with a big heart and a matching smile. He was a father to a son and two daughters. However, he also had a troubled past, with a criminal record that included a recent guilty plea for drug-related charges. Just days before his death, he had been listed as one of Franklin County's Most Wanted for possession of cocaine and was considered armed and dangerous.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Frankfort Police Department launched a homicide investigation. They expressed confidence that the case would be solved quickly and appealed to the public for any information that could lead to an arrest. An autopsy confirmed that Gaines's death was a result of the multiple gunshots he sustained. Despite the initial optimism from law enforcement, as years have passed, there has been no publicly available information regarding any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with the murder of Michael S. Gaines. The case has grown cold, leaving his family and the community without answers or justice for his untimely death.
