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Photos released of possible homicide suspects connected to Thorton’s deadly double shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Almost a month after a deadly double shooting at a Thorton’s gas station in Louisville, police have released photos of two people they believe are connected. The shooting happened during the afternoon on June 8 at Dixie Highway and West Hill Street. Police said two...
29-year-old identified as man shot and killed in Algonquin neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man who wasshot and killed in the Algonquin neighborhood Friday night has been identified. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said 29-year-old Dion Sutton of the Park Duvalle neighborhood died from his wounds. The Louisville Metro Police Department said Sutton was shot in the area of...
Louisville restaurant worker says he used customer credit card numbers for personal purchases
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville man was arrested Friday after police say he stole thousands of dollars from customers at his restaurant workplace. According to arrest documents, Justin Fox, 27, admitted to using customer credit card numbers from his time as an employee at Mark’s Feed Store to make more than $11,000 in illegal purchases from Home Depot and other places.
Detroit Resident Davontae Long Convicted of Felony Murder in Facebook Marketplace Ambush of Kentucky Man
In a case that underscores the dangers of internet marketplaces, a Detroit man has been found guilty of murdering a Kentucky man during what was supposed to be a simple transaction for a vehicle trailer. Davontae Eshawn Long, 31, was convicted on several felony charges including felony murder and carjacking. According to the Michigan Attorney General's Office, as reported by The Detroit News, the verdict carries a mandatory life sentence without parole for the murder charge.
1 person killed in shooting inside Dixie Highway business, Louisville police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An attempted robbery inside a business on Dixie Highway in Louisville's Valley Station turned deadly Saturday morning. LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said police responded to a report of a shooting at a business in the 8800 block of Dixie Highway at 11:23 a.m. Once police responded on scene at Game X Change, they found two males who had been shot. Police didn't release the ages of the victims.
Police offering $5K reward after multiple guns stolen at Jeffersonville gun store
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- At least three people broke into the Kentuckiana Gun Store over the weekend and stole several guns. A $5,000 reward has been offered for information that will lead to an arrest after the southern Indiana gun store was burglarized on Sunday. Jeffersonville Police Department responded to...
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.
Trial set for New Albany man accused of stabbing his mother to death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A trial date has been set for the New Albany man who was accused of stabbing his mother to death last week. Maxwell Samourian, 23, appeared in court on Monday. He is accused of stabbing his mother, 56-year-old Sally Samourian, to death in her bedroom at her home on Greenview Drive. It happened back on June 19. Samourian was arrested last Wednesday and charged with her murder.
Louisville mother remembered as daughter shot in the head makes progress after 2020 shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A mother who was shot and killed more than three years ago was remembered on Saturday. Ocean Robertson was just 5 months old in December 2020 when someone opened fire while she was in a car with her mother near the intersection of West Oak and Dr. W. J. Hodge streets in the California neighborhood. Ocean was shot in the head.
Mauckport man arrested for meth after police find his truck in Ohio River
MAUCKPORT, Ind. (WISH) — A Mauckport man was arrested by Indiana State Police after troopers recovered his vehicle from the Ohio River. On Friday, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department advised of a vehicle submerged in the Ohio River at the Mauckport boat ramp. Indiana State Police troopers responded along with first responders. When first responders […]
Grand jury indicts man charged with murder in Bon Air neighborhood shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A grand jury has indicted a man charged with murder in a deadly Bon Air neighborhood shooting. Lacardo Wilson, 44, is accused of shooting and killing 57-year-old Aubrey Spry in March. Police say the shooting happened at an apartment complex near Del Rio Place and Commander Drive.
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