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KDH Emergency Room Shooting Subject Arrested In Louisville

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 6:54 PM

By Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Department release

In jail currently in Louisville

The Louisville Metro Police Department arrested Kirk S. Avalos 57, Corpus Christi, Texas, on a warrant issued out of Jefferson County, Indiana. 

The warrant for Avalos’ arrest was a result of the June 21, 2018, incident in which Avalos allegedly discharged a firearm in the KDH Emergency Room reception area, injuring himself. 

Avalos is currently incarcerated in Louisville, Kentucky, awaiting extradition to Indiana, on preliminary alleged charges of CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS LEVEL 5 FELONY &  POINTING A FIREARM LEVEL 6 FELONY. 

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