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15-year-old identified as victim killed in February shooting

Officials said the shooting occurred at the 700 block of South Jackson Street.
Credit: KGW

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified a 15-year-old boy who died in the hospital one day after he was shot.

UPDATE: The coroner's office originally reported the shooting took place in the 600 block of East Muhammad Ali Boulevard, they have since corrected the shooting's location and date.

According to the coroner's report, Alonzo Palmer IV died at the University of Louisville Hospital on Feb. 14. He had been shot the day prior around 8 p.m.

Officials said the shooting took place in the 700 block of South Jackson Street. That's in Smoketown Jackson neighborhood.

This is a developing story. We will update this with more information.

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