Man assaulted, killed in Louisville's St. Denis neighborhood

Mar 17, 2023
Mar 17, 2023 Updated Jan 1, 2024

Man assaulted, killed in Louisville's St. Denis neighborhood

According to LMPD spokesperson Alicia Smiley, officers found a man who had been "struck several times during an assault."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man is dead following an assault in the St. Denis neighborhood late Thursday night.

Officers with the LMPD's second division responded around 11 p.m. to a report of an assault in the 3800 block of Oboe Drive. That's off Shanks Lane, west of Shively. According to LMPD spokesperson Alicia Smiley, officers found a man who had been "struck several times during an assault."

The man was rushed to University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim Friday evening as 63-year-old George Sledd.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating, and at this time have no suspects in custody.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the LMPD's anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously through LMPD's online crime tip portal by clicking here.