Quarte Atkinson Jr., 20, was found inside his Louisville apartment at the City View apartments in the Russell neighborhood in the early morning of February 2, 2017, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Police responded to reports of gunfire just before 3 a.m.; neighbors said they heard about six shots. Atkinson was pronounced dead at the scene and the Louisville Metro Police Department’s homicide unit took charge of the investigation.

Investigators canvassed the area seeking witnesses. Police later identified 20-year-old Arik Brooks as a suspect and arrested him on a charge of killing Atkinson. Brooks was held at Metro Corrections; a judge set bond at $250,000 and an attorney entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf.

If anyone in Russell that night saw or heard anything that could help the investigation, please come forward with what you remember.