LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Shively Police officers arrested five people and charged them with the murder of a 26-year-old man outside a club on 7th Street Road in what investigators called a "coordinated attack."
Sgt. Jordan Brown with the Shively Police Department said officers responded to the shooting outside Club 7 in the 2800 block of 7th Street Road around 3:20 a.m. When they arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. A man, believed to be in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man, believed to be in his 30s, was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later identified the victim as 26-year-old Rodney Parker.
On Wednesday, Brown said Shively and Louisville Metro Police officers conducted search warrants on several locations. Five people were arrested and charged in connection to Parker's death:
- Keasia Tyson, 27
- Murder (complicity)
- Assault 2nd (complicity)
- Wanton Endangerment 1st (complicity) – 2 counts
- Davion Birdsong, 19
- Murder (complicity)
- Assault 2nd (complicity)
- Wanton Endangerment 1st (complicity) – 2 counts
- Chance Guthrie, 18
- Murder (complicity)
- Assault 2nd (complicity)
- Wanton Endangerment 1st (complicity) – 2 counts
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
- D’Montray Rox, 20
- Murder (complicity)
- Assault 2nd (complicity)
- Wanton Endangerment 1st (complicity) – 2 counts
- Juvenile
- Murder (complicity)
- Assault 2nd (complicity)
- Wanton Endangerment 1st (complicity) – 2 counts
- Minor in Possession of a Handgun
Brown said three others were charged during the operation on charges unrelated to Parker's murder:
- Malik Birdsong, 22
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
- De’marion Coleman, 21
- Trafficking in Marijuana (8 oz to 5 lbs) – Enhanced
- Larica Turner, 43
- Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – Enhanced
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
This story will be updated.
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