James Lee ’Jimmy’ Horton was 72 when he was fatally stabbed on the night of Sunday, October 2, 2016, in the Saint Joseph neighborhood of Louisville, near the University of Louisville. Neighbors reported an argument between two men that escalated into a knife fight in an alley off Atwood Street, and officers arriving on scene found Horton critically wounded with multiple stab injuries to his head and body. He was taken to hospital and died a short time later.

Another man was also injured and located nearby. Detectives relied on witness accounts, physical evidence from the alley, and statements from the surviving participant. Within three days Louisville Metro Police arrested a man named Johnny Estep, who had been treated for injuries before being booked and was charged in connection with Horton’s death.

Horton is remembered by his daughter Lisa Flyne, his siblings, and extended family and was buried in Valley of Rest cemetery in LaGrange. Does anyone who lived near Atwood Street in 2016 recall the night of October 2 or have information about the alley confrontation?