A group of people walking in Portland are trying to fight violence one step at a time.
Community leader Ray "Sir Friendly C" Barker led the Peace Begins with Me walk throughout the community Saturday afternoon.
While Louisville's overall homicide rate is improving — dropping from 93 homicides this time last year to 62 so far this year — the trend hasn’t extended to youth victims.
The college closed in 2017, sitting vacant and abandoned for nearly a decade.
The building and the street beside it are dedicated to the late J. Michael Brown -- the first African American to be appointed Secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.
LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is investigating, but have no suspects and have made no arrests.
The park is within walking distance for 10,000 west Louisville residents.
LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting, but there are no suspects.
EMS was called to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead.
Kevin Powell, 60, is charged with murder, assault, and possession of a handgun as a convicted felon.