It earned the nickname because of the way the entrance to the neighborhood, Margo Avenue, just south of Seventh Street past the Cal State Long Beach campus, takes a steep dive from the upper campus down into what’s officially known as University Park Estates.
This list is updated as regularly as possible.
Homicides include those investigated by Louisville Metro Police as well as other Jefferson County law enforcement agencies. All victims were from Louisville, unless otherwise noted.
This list is preliminary, and the number of homicides can change as authorities investigate the circumstances of each case, determining whether the slaying was criminal, justified, accidental or suicide. The Courier Journal has excluded cases deemed accidents, suicides, fatal overdoses or hit-and-run deaths.
So far in 2021, LMPD has investigated 43 homicides.
Help us remember homicide victims: If you feel like sharing anecdotes or photos with us, please email lounews@courierjournal.com.
Gunfire breaks out again in Louisville after violent weekend of shootings across the metro Share Updated: 11:22 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 11:22 PM EST Jan 11, 2021
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TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 11:22 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 WLKY Digital Team On the heels of a weekend filled with a string of shootings across the Louisville Metro, gunfire again broke out Monday afternoon and into the evening.The first shooting Monday was reported around 4 p.m. at Dixie Highway and Greenwood Road, where officers found a man with a gunshot wound. The victim was shot around Shanks and Broadleaf but driven to the area where officers found him.In the video player below: Pastor says its time for community l
I finally did it : Louisville man charged with murder after parents found dead at home Share Updated: 6:59 PM EST Jan 12, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 6:59 PM EST Jan 12, 2021
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Show Transcript : WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY AND SHARES WHY NEIGHBORS SAY, AFTER LEARNING THE NEWS, THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED. REPORTER: IT WAS THIS STREET ON MARGO AVENUE WHERE NEIGHBORS TELL ME A STRING OF ARGUMENTS BETWEEN A SON AND HIS PARENTS REACHED A BREAKING POINT. 49-YEAR-OLD THOMAS HATFIELD JUNIOR IS IN CUSTODY FACING TWO COUNTS OF MURDER. POLICE SAY HATFIELD ADMITTED TO SHOOTING HIS PARENTS ON SUNDAY MORNING AT THEIR HOME ON MARGO AVENUE. I WAS VERY UPSET. I’M STILL UPSET. THEY WERE GOOD NEIGHBORS, THEY WERE GOOD PEOPLE AND I LIKED THEM VERY MUCH. REPORTER: PHOEBE ROSCHELLE HAS LIVED NEXT DOOR TO THE HATFIELDS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SHE SAYS SHE DIDN’T HEAR THE GUNSHOTS SUNDAY, BUT WOKE UP TO SOUND THE BLARING SIRENS