November | 2013 | Louisville's Strange Brew

I knew Jack Combs personally. I actually saw him at his job a couple of months back. I met Jack when I was a Freshman in High School (he was a Sophomore). He actually helped me get my first job which was at the same Kroger where he was murdered. Jack and I were never close, but were friends. Whatever the reasons are behind his murder, a life was taken much too soon. I hope the best for his family.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — St. Matthews Police are investigating a murder that happened in the parking lot of a Kroger store on North Hubbards Lane.

Police have identified the victim as 34-year-old Jack Combs, a Louisville resident. Police responded to a call for help Saturday night at around 10 p.m.

St. Matthews police officer Dennis McDonald says Combs, a Kroger employee, had finished his shift and was going to his vehicle, which was parked in the back of the store, when he was shot. Combs came back to the front of the store where he was discovered by another employee, who called for help.

Combs was transported to Baptist Hospital East where he later died.

Kroger spokesperson Tim McGurk said, “The Kroger team is heartbroken this morning as we learn of the loss of Jack Combs. We are reaching out to his family now to see how we can support them during this most difficult time. The Kroger security personnel are working closely with the detectives of the St. Matthew’s Police Department in an effort to find those responsible.”

Kroger is offering a $5,000 reward in information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.