A Louisville man at the center of a missing persons case last year has been identified as the man whom police said opened fire in the campaign headquarters of a Louisville mayoral candidate.Quintez Brown, 21, was identified as the suspected gunman by a Louisville Metro police spokesperson in an update Monday night.Brown’s charges are attempted murder and four counts of first degree wanton endangerment, according to the LMPD.In an update earlier Monday, the LMPD said they would identify the suspected gunman once he was “formally charged.” Additional details about Brown’s arrest were not released. Brown’s arrest happened after the situation unfolded just after 10 a.m. Monday at the campaign headquarters for mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg at Butchertown Market on Story Avenue.Background: Person tried to shoot Louisville mayoral candidate inside his office, police sayMetro Council President David James told WLKY that someone, later identified as Brown by police, went into Greenberg’s office and fired multiple shots at the mayoral candidate.”I am blessed. Our team is blessed. A man walked into our office. We greeted him and he started shooting at me,” Greenberg said during a news conference.In the video player below: Greenberg talks about shooting at headquartersHe said there were five of them in the office at the time, “We barricaded the door and the suspect fled.”Both James and Chief Erika Shields said they believe the Democratic candidate was the target. James called it an assassination attempt.Shield said police believe the suspect, Brown, acted alone.Activist goes missing: Missing Louisville writer, activist found safeLast summer, Brown was at the center of a missing persons investigation. The activist and writer was reported missing after disappearing following a visit to Algonquin Park.The police department handled the missing persons case, and there was a large community effort to bring him home.But over the course of his disappearance, he was spotted more than once.Then, in an update two weeks after his disappearance, the LMPD said they were told to cancel the search because Brown was found safe. No other details were released about the case “to honor the family’s wishes.”Additional details have not been released by police.
A Louisville man at the center of a missing persons case last year has been identified as the man whom police said opened fire in the campaign headquarters of a Louisville mayoral candidate.
Quintez Brown, 21, was identified as the suspected gunman by a Louisville Metro police spokesperson in an update Monday night.
Brown’s charges are attempted murder and four counts of first degree wanton endangerment, according to the LMPD.
In an update earlier Monday, the LMPD said they would identify the suspected gunman once he was “formally charged.” Additional details about Brown’s arrest were not released.
Brown’s arrest happened after the situation unfolded just after 10 a.m. Monday at the campaign headquarters for mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg at Butchertown Market on Story Avenue.
Background: Person tried to shoot Louisville mayoral candidate inside his office, police say
Metro Council President David James told WLKY that someone, later identified as Brown by police, went into Greenberg’s office and fired multiple shots at the mayoral candidate.
“I am blessed. Our team is blessed. A man walked into our office. We greeted him and he started shooting at me,” Greenberg said during a news conference.
In the video player below: Greenberg talks about shooting at headquarters
He said there were five of them in the office at the time, “We barricaded the door and the suspect fled.”
Both James and Chief Erika Shields said they believe the Democratic candidate was the target. James called it an assassination attempt.
Shield said police believe the suspect, Brown, acted alone.
Activist goes missing: Missing Louisville writer, activist found safe
Last summer, Brown was at the center of a missing persons investigation. The activist and writer was reported missing after disappearing following a visit to Algonquin Park.
The police department handled the missing persons case, and there was a large community effort to bring him home.
But over the course of his disappearance, he was spotted more than once.
Then, in an update two weeks after his disappearance, the LMPD said they were told to cancel the search because Brown was found safe. No other details were released about the case “to honor the family’s wishes.”
Additional details have not been released by police.