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Update: Police release name of man killed in Covington’s Mainstrasse early Sunday morning


NKyTribune staff

Closing time proved deadly in Covington’s Mainstrasse early Sunday morning.

Covington Police say an altercation that is believed to have begun inside Pachinko Bar spilled into the parking lot, where according to reports, three people were stabbed.

One of the stabbing victims died from his injuries.

*Update: The deceased victim is identified as:
38 Year-Old Aaron Howard of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Investigators are still working to gather suspect information

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective Justin Bradbury at 859-292-2297 or Detective Robert Fain at 859-292-2271

Police responded to the area of Frisch’s Restaurant on West Fifth Street at approximately 2:43 a.m., where they located two of the individuals that had been stabbed. They were transported to University Medical Center in Cincinnati by the Covington Fire Department, where one of the victims was confirmed as deceased.

A third victim who was not on scene when police arrived, also showed up at University Medical Center and is being treated for his injuries.

The names and conditions of the two victims who survived the initial altercation have not been released.

Police have not released the names of any suspects in the incident.

The investigation is still ongoing and Covington Police have asked anyone with information to contact Detective Justin Bradbury at 859-292-2297.

Covington Police released the following statement regarding the altercation:

On July 1st, 2018, at approximately 0243 Hours, the Covington Police responded to the area of Frisch’s Restaurant located at 520 West 5th Street for a report of a stabbing. Once on scene officers located two individuals who had been stabbed. Both victims were transported to University Medical Center by the Covington Fire Department where it was later reported that one of the victims had died.

During the course of the investigation it was discovered that there was a third victim who was stabbed who was not at the scene when officers arrived. The third victim was later found at University Medical Center suffering from serious injuries.

*Update: The deceased victim is identified as:
38 Year-Old Aaron Howard of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Investigators are still working to gather suspect information

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective Justin Bradbury at 859-292-2297 or Detective Robert Fain at 859-292-2271

The names of the other victims have not yet been released pending notification of family.

Early indications lead our investigators to believe that this homicide was a result of a previous altercation that occurred between several individuals inside Pachinko Bar, which then continued to an outside parking lot where it is believed the assaults took place.

Investigators are still trying to gather suspect information.


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