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Louisville police shoot 17-year-old wanted in connection with recent homicide
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 17-year-old person of interest in a recent homicide was shot by Louisville police Tuesday afternoon after pulling a firearm and running from detectives who were conducting surveillance. Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said officers from the department's Criminal Interdiction Unit were conducting surveillance in...
Louisville man charged with murder of 57-year-old man who died days after March shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was arrested Tuesday for the murder of another man in Louisville's Bon Air neighborhood in March. Louisville Metro Police arrested Lacardo Wilson, 44, Tuesday evening on one count of murder in connection with the shooting death of Aubrey Spry Jr., 57, who died March 4.
Louisville police investigating after man shot in Valley Station
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man crashed his vehicle while leaving the scene where he was shot in Valley Station Tuesday evening. According to Aaron Ellis, a spokesperson for LMPD, officers were called to a reported shooting in the 4900 block of Granada...
Louisville police searching for man who allegedly inappropriately touched women in the Highlands
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are searching for a man who has allegedly inappropriately touched women 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, woman hospitalized after shooting in Shawnee neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two people are injured after a shooting in the Shawnee neighborhood. Louisville Metro Police Department responded to a call of a shooting at around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the 300 block of South 42nd Street. When they got there, they found a man and a...
Mother’s Day weekend shootings leave 5 dead in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Multiple families in Louisville are grieving following several deadly shootings over Mother’s Day weekend. Five people were killed in four separate shootings across the city. On Saturday, Louisville Metro Police Department officers shot and killed a man they say walked toward them with a large knife in hand.
'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...
Downtown billboard sends dangerous message about drinking and driving | Letters
Visible from our dining room window in a condominium just off Lytle Park is a billboard that reads "EVERY GREAT TRIP STARTS WITH A SIP." Next to these words is pictured a man’s hand holding a glass of bourbon; not a sip, but three or four ounces. Just the thing, before hitting the road.
Father says he 'took off barreling towards fire' to rescue young kids from burning Portland home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A young family is without a home aftera fire in the Portland neighborhood on Saturday night. Bret Williams says he was home with his three kids when a fire started on the second floor. He says he was with his 9-year-old son cleaning the home when...
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...
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.
When will gun violence end in Louisville? Without sensible gun laws it won't.
Five more people dead. Shot and killed over Mother’s Day weekend in Jefferson County. A victim’s relative asked, “when will it end?” The answer is: it won’t. As long as guns and ammo are readily available, easily purchased by almost anyone with the money(or stolen in many cases), innocent people just living their lives will continue to be murdered in our community. Until the political will exists to change that reality by enacting sensible gun laws we all will continue living in this insane reality. All we can do is hope we or our loved ones aren’t in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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,...
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...
Who killed Tiffanie Floyd? Questions persist 3 years later
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - At 16, Tiffanie Floyd was poised for success. A star on the basketball court, she was considered a scholarship contender. Off the court, her personality filled the room. “Yeah, she was loved by everybody and everyone who ever had the chance to meet her,” said Javonda...
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....
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