Michael Anthony Winters, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on February 18, 2018, in the Okolona neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The incident occurred outside of a liquor store on Cooper Chapel Road. Winters was transported to University Hospital where he succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds. Another man was also shot and injured during the incident but survived.
The investigation into the shooting led to the arrests of two individuals.
James Joiner was identified by police as the person who shot at Winters and the other victim. Subsequently, 19-year-old Loren Sparks was also arrested in connection with the murder. According to an arrest report, Sparks arranged to deliver a pound of marijuana and drove the vehicle to and from the scene of the shooting.
Sparks faced charges of murder, tampering with physical evidence, and trafficking in marijuana. Joiner was also charged in Winters' murder. Following the events, Sparks was held on a $100,000 bond. The surviving victim of the shooting has not been publicly identified.
