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CRIME & SAFETY
Man shot and killed in Okolona near Preston Highway, Louisville police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was shot and killed in Okolona on Saturday night, according to Louisville Metro Police. LMPD spokesperson John Bradley said police responded to a shooting in the 7500 block of Dunwoody Court, near Preston Highway, around 11:45 p.m. When police arrived on scene, they found...
Name of victim, officers involved in Pleasure Ridge Park shooting released
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - New information has been released about the man and officers that were involved in a deadly shooting in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood Friday night. Reports of an armed man in the 4700 block of Crawford Avenue were called in to police around 11 p.m. When...
'Doesn't feel real': 18-year-old expectant father shot, killed along railroad tracks in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Melissa Flores says memories are what she has left after her 18-year-old son was found shot and killed on Saturday evening. Family has identified the victim as David Martinez Jr. “I mean, I know it's him. They confirmed it's him, but it doesn't feel real. It...
7 dead, 5 injured in Mother’s Day weekend shootings in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro police officers were called to multiple shootings over Mother’s Day weekend. LMPD confirmed seven people are dead and five people are injured from the shootings. Louisville Metro police said one of these incidents was an officer-involved shooting. There are no known arrests made...
Man seriously injured after being hit by pickup truck on Dixie Highway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man is currently being treated for serious injuries after he was hit by a pickup truck in Louisville. Louisville Metro police officers were called on Tuesday at about 5:50 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian hit at the Dixie Highway and Blanton Lane intersection.
Man dies after being shot several times in the Russell neighborhood Tuesday morning
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man is dead after being shot in the Russell neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Aaron Ellis, spokesperson for LMPD, said officers responded for a call on a reported shooting just before 2:00 a.m. in the 1000 block of Esquire Alley near Roy Wilkins Avenue. When they...
Man shot multiple times trying to stop person from breaking into car
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man was hospitalized early Sunday morning after being shot multiple times while trying to stop the shooter from breaking into a nearby car. It happened around 12:15 a.m. Louisville police responded to a call of a shooting in the 600 block of Creel Avenue. There, they found a man who’d been shot in the leg. He was taken to UofL Hospital and is expected to live.
5 Kentucky men sentenced to federal prison in drug trafficking, money laundering conspiracy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Five Kentuckians were sentenced to federal prison this year for a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, with the final three receiving their sentences in the past few weeks. According to court documents, they are:. Steven Edlin, 50, of Loretto, Kentucky. Chaz Hughes, 31, of Louisville,...
Liquor license suspended at Louisville business after double homicide
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Local leaders are responding aftera deadly Mother’s Day weekend in Louisville. Six people were killed and seven others were injured in 10 separate shootings, and one was at a business. Now that business is getting its liquor license suspended. That shooting happened around 5 a.m....
Missing North Carolina man whose car was abandoned in Louisville park found safe
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The endangered missing persons alert has been canceled for the man from out-of-state whose car was found in a Louisville park. Louisville Metro police said Phillip Price, 30, of Raleigh, North Carolina, is currently safe. Price had been last seen in Raleigh back on April 15....
31-year-old man shot, killed in Lyndon parking lot identified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man shot and killed in a Lyndon parking lot Saturday has been identified. The coroner said 31-year-old Adrian Lewis died from gunshot wounds at the scene of the shooting. Watch video of the scene in the player above. Police officers, St. Matthews Fire and EMS,...
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