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31-year-old man dead in Lyndon shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A 31-year-old man is dead after being shot in the Lyndon neighborhood, Lyndon Police Chief Robert Schroeder confirmed. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the 8300 block of Vermissa Court at the Devonshire Apartments. Officers found a man who had been shot multiple times in the 8300 block of Doncaster Way, in the same complex.
Louisville police searching for man who allegedly inappropriately touched people in the Highlands
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are searching for a man who has allegedly improperly touched people around the Highlands. LMPD said the suspect is a Hispanic male, around six-feet tall with a muscular build. He was last seen wearing a surgical mask. Police have taken two incident reports...
Man shot near UofL while trying to stop someone from breaking into car, Louisville police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was shot while trying to stop someone from breaking into a car near University of Louisville's campus on Sunday morning, according to Louisville Metro Police. LMPD said the victim approached a suspect, who was breaking into a car, in the 600 block of Creel...
Louisville police responding to 'critical incident' in Wilder Park neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville police are responding to a "critical incident" in the Wilder Park neighborhood. In a statement, Louisville Metro Police confirmed the incident happened in the area of South Third Street and West Kenton Street, which is near Southern Parkway. On social media, LMPD said there is...
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...
'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...
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.
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...
The Hot Spot bar, where fatal shooting took place, to remain closed for weeks
The Hot Spot — the site of an early Saturday morning shooting that left two people dead and two others hospitalized — will remain closed for two weeks under an emergency liquor license suspension, Louisville's Alcoholic Beverage Control Director Brad Silveria confirmed with the Courier Journal. The hearing on the bar's suspension was originally slated for Wednesday but has been postponed to May 28, per a request from the business's legal counsel. The proceeding will determine...
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