Candidate charged in murder attempt
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A candidate for Louisville’s metro council has been charged with attempted murder, accused of opening fire on a mayoral candidate whose shirt was grazed by a bullet in his campaign headquarters, police said Tuesday.
Quintez Brown, 21, also faces four counts of wanton endangerment, Louisville police spokesperson Aaron Ellis said. Brown pleaded innocent at an arraignment Tuesday and his bond was set at $100,000. A judge ordered him not to have contact with the alleged victim, Craig Greenberg, a Democrat running for Louisville mayor, or Greenberg’s campaign staff.
Police said Brown appears to have acted alone, and the motive remains under investigation. Brown remained in the Louisville Metro jail late Tuesday afternoon.
After Brown briefly disappeared last year, family members said they were concerned about his mental health, according to reports. His lawyer, Rob Eggert said Tuesday in court that “there are serious mental issues at play here,” and he will have Brown undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
The apparent target of Monday’s shooting, Greenberg said he was at his campaign headquarters with four colleagues when a man appeared in the doorway and began firing multiple rounds. A staffer managed to shut the door, which they barricaded using “tables and desks,” and the suspect fled, he said.
Apprehended a short time later less than a half-mile from the scene, Brown was carrying a loaded 9mm magazine in his pants pocket and had a drawstring bag with a handgun and additional handgun magazines, according to the arrest report.