Clarence William Beard, 51, was beaten days before July 6, 2020, and later died of the injuries on a sidewalk near 1147 South 17th Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Described by family as a humorous, kind man who worked at Churchill Downs and was a father and grandfather, Beard was left critically injured in public; reports say numerous people passed by before authorities were alerted and by the time help arrived his injuries were fatal.

The city settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $250,000 and an investigation tied to that suit cleared police officers of criminal wrongdoing. Authorities have not publicly identified the people who attacked Beard, and no arrests have been announced.

Does anyone who was in that neighborhood in early July 2020 or who knew Clarence have information that could help identify who assaulted him?