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Background: A section of the 400 block of East Market Street in Louisville, Kentucky (Google Maps). Inset: Julius Howard (Louisville Metro Police Department).
The Louisville Metro Police Department has charged Howard with first-degree assault, as confirmed in a recent announcement. Following the incident, Howard was detained by the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.
The violent episode unfolded just before the early hours of Tuesday morning, around 2 a.m., on the 400 block of East Market Street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in the vicinity of a McDonald’s restaurant. Responding to reports of a fight, dispatchers directed police officers to the scene.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered a severely injured man on South Jackson Street, suffering the aftermath of the brutal assault. Officers administered preliminary aid until emergency medical personnel arrived to transport the victim to a nearby hospital. His injuries were deemed critical and posed a significant threat to his life.
The officers apparently arrived to find a man on nearby South Jackson Street “suffering from injuries he sustained from an assault.” Police cared for him until emergency responders arrived and brought him to a nearby hospital with “critical and life-threatening injuries.”
“Due to the severity of the injuries, LMPD’s Homicide Unit was notified and has assumed control of this investigation,” the police department said. Part of the investigation included speaking with witnesses, who appeared to give detectives an idea of a possible motive.
The suspect had told the victim to “leave his country” before kicking him and striking him repeatedly with a wooden two-by-four witnesses said, per local CBS affiliate WLKY. Officers “canvassed the area, located a suspect, and detained him,” police stated.
The suspect — identified as Howard — reportedly had blood on his shoes when he was arrested. He allegedly admitted to “fighting” the victim.
Howard was booked into the local jail and was scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment on Wednesday.