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Amid recent violence, community leaders say solutions to curb it should come from within Share Updated: 6:25 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Share Updated: 6:25 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript STARTS IN THE COMMUNITY. REPORTER: CRIME SCENE TAPE STI REMAINS HERE AT EAST WHEATMORE DRIVE WHERE OFFICIALS SAY A 28-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT JUST LAST NIGHT. THEY SAY HE LATER DIED AT A HOSPITAL. THE TRAUMA IS HORRIFIC. I DON’T KNOW ANY OTHER WORD TO TRY TO DESCRIBE IT. REPORTER: THIS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LEFT ON THE GROUND IN THE JACOBS NEIGHBORHOOD GIVES A GLIMPSE INTO THE EFFORTS TAKEN TO TRY AND SAVE THE LIFE OF MAN SHOT HERE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AS OF THE LATEST HOMICIDE, IT’S OBVIOUS THAT WE’RE ON THIS TREND OF YOUNG PEOPLE CONSTANTLY BEING IMPACTED BY THE SHOOTINGS. REPORTER: THROUGH HIS NON-PROFIT GAME CHANGERS, CHRISTOPHER 2X HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL FAMILIES AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. LATELY, HE SAYS WHAT HE’S SEEN ....
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 [email protected]. ....
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the 74-year-old man who died after he was caught in the crossfire of a shooting in the Shawnee neighborhood in January. ....