Marquis Ward argued he shot and killed Theodore Brown on March 3, 2024, at Café 360 on Bardstown Road after Brown reached for his own gun.
A tractor trailer jack-knifed and came to a stop with the front of the cab on the side of the retaining wall.
The high-profile case has been pending since 2016 and was scheduled for trial in January 2022 before Rhodes’ defense asked for a competency evaluation, claiming Rhodes had an "intellectual disability" that would prohibit prosecutors from seeking the death penalty.
Metro Council will vote on what to do next in the coming weeks.
An attorney for WDRB argues the public has a right to know what's happening in the high-profile case.
The councilman believes the city can reopen them safely.
“It has been a tough year with COVID and all the rest,” the owner said.
Mall St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center will be closed Wednesday, June 3, according to the malls' websites.
The courts will be closed to the public except for people required to attend emergency, in-person hearings and those filing for protective orders.
Some non-essential businesses say the mandate to close is painful but necessary.