Former PRP basketball star shot and killed near Buechel
A former PRP High School basketball star is dead after getting shot near Buechel on June 23, according to Louisville Metro Police.
Police say 34-year-old Vincent Crutcher was shot around 4:30 a.m. in the 4000 block of Heatherview Road near Breckinridge Lane.
Crutcher was a standout on the PRP High team, graduating in 2006.
He was even a finalist for 'Mr. Basketball in Kentucky.'
Police say the man charged with shooting him, 21-year-old Charvontae Reed, was arrested on the night of the incident while hiding on the porch of a nearby home.
Police found Crutcher at the scene suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was taken to UofL Hospital where he died late Friday night, after Reed had already been arraigned on Friday morning.
Reed pleaded not guilty to assault and burglary charges at the time of his arraignment, but police say LMPD Homicide was already investigating the shooting due to the severe nature of Crutcher's wounds.
Reed appeared in court again on July 5, and is now facing a murder charge. His bond was set at $150,000.
The Lesley & Rhyan Prather Foundation has set up a scholarship for Crutcher's 6-year-old son, Vincent III. Foundation President Terry Hall, said the long-term goal is to fully fund him through college, so he can pursue higher education in his father's honor.
Click here to donate in support of Crutcher's family.