LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 12-year-old boy who died at the hospital after a shooting in Louisville's Phoenix Hill neighborhood last week has been identified.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said Justin Johnson died from a gunshot wound on June 27.
Louisville Metro Police responded to the shooting around 10:30 p.m. in the 500 block of South Shelby Street, near East Madison and East Chestnut streets, an LMPD spokesperson said at the time.
Once on scene, police found a juvenile male, identified as Johnson, with a gunshot wound. Police attempted life-saving measures at the scene before the 12-year-old was taken to University Hospital where he died, LMPD said.
LMPD's Homicide Unit is still investigating, but at last check had no suspects and had made no arrests.
Anyone with information in this or any other case is asked to call the department's anonymous Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online through the LMPD Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.
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