LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was arrested in connection to a homicide in the Jacobs neighborhood on May 3.

According to Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Dwight Mitchell, the shooting happened around 1 p.m. in the 2400 block of Nichols View Court near Jacob Elementary School.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 30-year-old Jo'Cori Harris Jr. He died at the hospital after the shooting.

LMPD spokesman Aaron Ellis said police in Newport, Kentucky, arrested 52-year-old Jo'Cori Harris Sr. in connection to the homicide.

Harris has been charged with murder and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. He's currently being held in the Campbell County Detention Center on a $300,000 bond.

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