A series of brazen shootings in the streets of West Louisville left three dead and three injured yesterday. Today, additional shots have been fired roughly 24 hours after the first of the shootings yesterday. On WFPL’s Friday news round up, Byline, our reporters Phillip M. Bailey and Devin Katayama reviewed the events, taking stock of […]
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Primary Election Preview; Spate of Shootings; Sustainable Energy: Today on Byline
1:06: We preview Tuesday’s primary election in Kentucky, with WFPL’s Phillip M. Bailey, KPR’s Kenny Colston, and Joe Sonka from LEO Weekly. 1:20: WFPL’s Devin Katayama and Phillip M. Bailey covered yesterday’s shootings in West Louisville. They join us to talk about what is known and what remains unknown about the incidents, and what’s been […]
Fischer and Conrad Address Thursday’s Shootings
Louisville Metro police will increase patrols in the West End in response to two shootings that left three people dead and three others injured. The first shooting was between a group of men in the Parkland and Victory Park neighborhoods. Police were called to the scene. Shortly afterward, a second round of shooting began nearby. […]
Three Dead, Three Injured In West Louisville Shootings
Update, 5:55 pm: Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and LMPD Chief Steve Conrad will discuss the shootings with the press at 7 pm tonight. WFPL’s Phillip M. Bailey will be there. We’ll post updates here and on Twitter. Update, 4:49 pm: University of Louisville Hospital, where the victims were taken, is on lockdown. Multiple shootings in […]
Officer Shot in West Louisville, Two Taken to U of L Hospital
Two Louisville Metro police officers have been taken to University of Louisville Hospital following a shooting in west Louisville. The shooting happened near 18th Street and Nelligan Ave. One officer was grazed by a shot, the other was injured in the chase. Mayor Greg Fischer has spoken with both injured officers. A spokesman says the injuries […]
UPDATE: Louisville Police Officer Shot in Okolona
A Louisville Metro police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound at University Hospital Police spokesperson Alicia Smiley says the female officer was injured while on a call this morning in the Okolona neighborhood. “We had an officer from our Seventh Division who responded to a domestic incident in the 7000 block of Ronwood about […]
Trinity H.S. to Re-open; Shooting Threat Discredited
Trinity High School remained closed all day Friday after a student discovered on Thursday a threatening note scribbled across the back of a chair in chemistry class. It warned that a shooting would take place the next day during fourth period.
Families of Wounded Police Officers Speak Publicly
Relatives of two Jeffersonville police officers who were shot last week spoke about their conditions today. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The officers were shot during a call to a Jeffersonville Motel 6 on Thursday. Corporal Dan Lawhorn was shot twice in the leg, and Patrolman Keith Broady was shot in the chest. Both men […]
Investigation Continues Into Shooting Of Indiana Officers
Two Jeffersonville, Indiana police officers remain hospitalized in serious but stable condition after they were shot during a drug investigation Thursday night. Corporal Dan Lawhorn and Patrolman Keith Broady are recovering from surgery at University of Louisville Hospital. Both were struck by gunfire when they were ambushed at Motel 6 room, where they were called […]