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Fight leads to shot fired inside downtown Louisville business lobby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating after an altercation at a downtown business led to a shot fired inside another. LMPD said that a person from Visionworks on 1st and Market streets got into an altercation with a person from a nearby Shell gas station. Police...
One Dead, One Injured After Shooting Inside Store
A person was killed and another was taken to the hospital after a shooting inside a business on Dixie Highway in Valley Station on Saturday morning, according to Louisville Metro Police. LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said police responded to a report of a shooting at a business in the 8800...
Former LMPD Chief calls department ‘toxic’ in scathing resignation letter
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The resignation letter from former Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel has been released. In the resignation letter addressed to Louisville Metro Mayor Craig Greenberg, she offers a scathing review of the culture within the Louisville Metro Police Department and how she worked to change it.
Former Kentucky hospital nurse charged with patient credit card fraud
A nurse previously employed by Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky., was arrested July 1 for allegedly using patients' stolen credit cards, according to ABC affiliate WHAS. Kentucky State Police charged Lauren Miller with stealing two or more patients' credit cards and fraudulently using those cards, according to the report....
Coroner identifies 12-year-old shot and killed in Louisville's Phoenix Hill neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 12-year-old boy who died at the hospital after a shooting in Louisville's Phoenix Hill neighborhood last week has been identified. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said Justin Johnson died from a gunshot wound on June 27. Louisville Metro Police responded to the shooting around 10:30...
Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
A Louisville man was sentenced this week to 5 years and 3 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division, and Interim Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.
LMPD seeking 2 believed to be connected to deadly Algonquin shooting outside Thornton's store
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three weeks after a teenager was fatally gunned down in the Algonquin neighborhood, Metro Police are searching for two individuals are connected to the shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two young men suffering from gunshot wounds. One of them, 16-year-old Sam Kamara,...
Domestic abuse survivor in Louisville recounts how fairytale romance turned into nightmare
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- For many women and men in Kentucky, the person who is supposed to love you can be the one that hurts you the most. Kentucky just released it's annual domestic violence report. It cites a CDC study that says 1 in 2 women — and 1 in 3 men in Kentucky have experienced domestic violence.
Search underway for missing Louisville woman with medical issues
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police in Louisville are asking for help finding a missing woman. A Golden Alert was issued on Tuesday morning for 35-year-old Brittany Stewart. Louisville Metro Police Department said Stewart was last seen Monday about 10 p.m. on Nicholas Meadow Circle, which is near the intersection of Manslick Road and Berry Boulevard.
Judge denies work release for man charged in deadly double shooting at Roosters restaurant
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The man facing charges for a deadly double shooting at a Louisville Roosters has been barred from working, while on home incarceration. Karson Reitz was charged with murder after police said he shot and killed 48-year-old Michael Miller and 51-year-old Bradley Cross at the restaurant on Preston Highway just days before Christmas in 2021.
Male in hospital after shooting in Fairdale
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A male is in the hospital after being shot in the Fairdale neighborhood early Sunday morning. Louisville Police responded to a call of a shooting at 12:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Starlet Court, but were not able to find a victim on the scene.
Interim LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey: Get more proactive, fix internal issues
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Interim chief Paul Humphrey said the Louisville Metro Police Department needs to fix its internal problems and then refocus on violent crime. “Our fundamental mission is to take care of people who are victims of crime,” Humphrey said. “And protect people on an everyday basis, and if it appears we can’t take care of our own very well, how do we expect people to believe we’re going to take care of them.”
West Louisville community leaders host prayer vigil for victims of violent crime
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Police Department continues to follow leads on who shot eight people at H2O Lounge last week, and community leaders gathered Saturday near the scene for a prayer vigil. LMPD and Metro Councilwoman Tammy Hawkins addressed the public Friday in front of the bar...
2nd person, a juvenile, charged with murder in Louisville boat ramp shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A second person has been charged in the deadly shooting last month at the Greenwood boat ramp in Louisville. Tuesday, Louisville Metro Police Homicide detectives charged a juvenile male, age not provided, in the death of Jayson Manookian. The shooting happened at the ramp around 3...
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