{"id":77525,"date":"2022-02-15T19:16:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T01:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=77525"},"modified":"2022-02-15T19:19:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T01:19:02","slug":"77525","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=77525","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hypocrisy O&#8217; The Day<br \/>\nGun control and BLM propagandist tries to shoot a Louisville Kentucky candidate in the race for mayor<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2022\/02\/14\/quintez-brown-accused-shooting-louisville-mayor-candidate-craig-greenberg\/6790409001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Activist Quintez Brown charged in attempted shooting of Louisville mayor hopeful Greenberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A Louisville activist has been identified as a suspect in the\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2022\/02\/14\/shots-fired-louisville-mayor-candidate-craig-greenberg-metro-council-president-says\/6784596001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">attempted shooting of\u00a0mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a case that has drawn national attention and unproven accusations of radicalism amid a tense racial and political climate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Quintez Brown, 21, was charged late Monday with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment after Greenberg was shot at in his campaign headquarters that morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">No one was injured in the shooting, but a bullet grazed Greenberg&#8217;s sweater and shirt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Live updates:<\/strong><a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/2022\/02\/15\/quintez-brown-pleads-not-guilty-craig-greenberg-shooting-live-updatess\/6795237001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">Quintez Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder, judge sets bond at $100K<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Brown, a former intern and editorial columnist for\u00a0The Courier Journal, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday, where a judge set his bail at $100,000.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Police have not offered a motive for the shooting, but speculation quickly swirled on social media, linking Brown&#8217;s arrest to his activism and affiliation with racial justice organizations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/18\/PLOU\/a1fa651c-c74d-47b4-b6fd-047b90a58399-Quintez2.jpg?width=300&amp;height=451&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/18\/PLOU\/a1fa651c-c74d-47b4-b6fd-047b90a58399-Quintez2.jpg?width=600&amp;height=902&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Activist Quintez Brown\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Activist Quintez Brown\" data-c-credit=\"Pat McDonogh\/Courier Journal\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">People who know Brown say jumping to conclusions without more information is &#8220;irresponsible,&#8221; and they expressed\u00a0concern about his mental state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Brown disappeared for about two weeks last year. He\u00a0was found on a park bench in New York, said Rob Eggert, his attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;This is not a hate crime \u2014 it is a mental health case,&#8221; Eggert told The Courier Journal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Greenberg has not commented on Brown&#8217;s arrest but said Tuesday that he had not met him before. At\u00a0a press conference Monday, he called the experience &#8220;surreal&#8221; and said &#8220;more needs to be done to end the senseless gun violence&#8221; in Louisville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Too many local families have experienced the trauma of gun violence,&#8221; the Democrats&#8217; frontrunner\u00a0said. &#8220;Too many in Louisville were not as blessed as my team and I were today to survive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Craig Greenberg responds to shooting<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Greenberg and four members of his staff were at a meeting in his campaign office in the Butchertown Market building when a man entered the doorway about 10:15 a.m. and began shooting at him, the candidate said Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/02\/14\/PLOU\/b4ad2a4f-e0dc-4fde-83f0-010dd9835c80-JF-Greenberg-4L5A9442.jpg?width=660&amp;height=516&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/02\/14\/PLOU\/b4ad2a4f-e0dc-4fde-83f0-010dd9835c80-JF-Greenberg-4L5A9442.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=1032&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg talks to the media, addressing the shooting at his campaign headquarters on Monday morning, saying: &quot;I just want to get home to my wife and sons.&quot; Feb. 14\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg talks to the media, addressing the shooting at his campaign headquarters on Monday morning, saying: &quot;I just want to get home to my wife and sons.&quot; Feb. 14\" data-c-credit=\"Jeff Faughender\/Courier Journal And USA Today Network\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A staff member near the door managed to &#8220;bravely&#8221; get it shut, Greenberg said, and others moved tables in front of the door\u00a0as the suspect fled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I&#8217;m very fortunate to have a great team of great people who responded in that way,&#8221; Greenberg\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A police report says\u00a0a man later identified as Brown fired a 9mm Glock handgun in the office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Officers found a man matching the suspect&#8217;s description less than half a mile away\u00a0about 10 minutes later, carrying a loaded 9mm magazine in his pants pocket, according to the arrest report.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ky-louisville-C1107-native-article_link-news-local-crime-3\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\" data-google-query-id=\"CKSs3s2Fg_YCFYJd7Aod5YYNzA\" data-integralas-id-3a58beba-1f9e-972d-9e52-57df0826a39b=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He also had a drawstring bag with a handgun, handgun case and additional magazines, the report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Surveillance video from the building showed the suspect wearing clothes matching Brown&#8217;s and carrying a matching bag, the report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In his eight-minute press conference, Greenberg returned multiple times to gun violence that has plagued Louisville, leading to record numbers of homicides in the last two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been the number one issue I&#8217;ve been talking about since I launched my campaign,&#8221; he said Monday. The incident has &#8220;just given me even more resolve &#8230; to work together with the community to end this senseless gun violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In an interview Tuesday afternoon with host Terry Meiners on 840-WHAS, Greenberg said\u00a0he planned to see a mental health professional at some point to discuss the impact the shooting had on him, reiterating he and his campaign team were \u201cblessed\u201d to survive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He avoided discussing whether he thought the $100,000 bail was an appropriate figure but noted he and his team would take extra precautions through the rest of the election season to emphasize safety.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Quintez Brown called &#8216;brilliant&#8217; student<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Brown&#8217;s friends and mentors were shaken by his arrest, calling the situation a tragedy that can&#8217;t be easily explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Eggert said Brown\u00a0is a senior at the\u00a0University of Louisville, where he is an MLK Scholar and has been\u00a0opinion editor for the student newspaper, the Cardinal. He\u00a0is the founder of From Fields to Arena, a group committed to providing political education and violence prevention training to youths engaged in hip-hop and athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He recently announced he would\u00a0run for Metro Council in District 5.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_tw\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadTwitter\" data-v-id=\"1471131408445935617\" aria-label=\"Twitter Embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=courierjournal&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1471131408445935617&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.courier-journal.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2F2022%2F02%2F14%2Fquintez-brown-accused-shooting-louisville-mayor-candidate-craig-greenberg%2F6790409001%2F&amp;sessionId=14f7def5ac07f92f9943d99abf4c12450d9ffa96&amp;siteScreenName=courierjournal&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=0a8eea3%3A1643743420422&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1471131408445935617\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">U of L professor Ricky Jones called Brown &#8220;one of the most brilliant kids I&#8217;ve ever encountered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;He seemed like a kid out of his time, who was misplaced, like he actually belonged to a different generation with his level of consciousness and concern,&#8221; Jones said Tuesday. &#8220;I&#8217;d place him in the top five students that I&#8217;ve taught in my 26 years at this school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Jones and others said they hadn&#8217;t spoken with Brown much after he disappeared in 2021, and they worried he may need treatment for a mental illness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I think Quintez needs a lot of help,&#8221; said Darryl Young, who knew Brown through the Muhammad Ali Center Council of Students. &#8220;&#8230; Mental health can be a talking point. I think what we have to realize is people are struggling, people are hurting, people are placed in situations where they do not feel like they have an out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, founder of the Racial Healing Project, has known Brown since he was in high school and said he&#8217;s struggling to process his arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen very dangerous assertions being made about what the motives were,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We just don&#8217;t know. &#8230; Everybody has a leadership opportunity here to really speak up and say we need to cool the rhetoric down and respect that we don&#8217;t have all the facts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;There&#8217;s too much at stake not to be thoughtful and intentional here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini said people need to be careful about speculating on any motives until police finish their investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">However, he repeated comments on social media questioning if Brown could have been used as &#8220;a pawn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I have questions about whether or not those around him were giving him the proper advice,&#8221; Piagentini said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Khalilah Collins, who met Brown at racial justice protests in 2020, said associations between Brown&#8217;s activism and arrest are reckless without more facts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;It says anyone associated with Black Lives Matter is now a threat,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just very irresponsible to do that when we have no information on what happened or why it happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hypocrisy O&#8217; The Day Gun control and BLM propagandist tries to shoot a Louisville Kentucky candidate in the race for mayor Activist Quintez Brown charged in attempted shooting of Louisville mayor hopeful Greenberg A Louisville activist has been identified as a suspect in the\u00a0attempted shooting of\u00a0mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg\u00a0\u2014 a case that has drawn national &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=77525\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,21,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime","category-hypocrisy","category-rkba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77525"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77528,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77525\/revisions\/77528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}