Louisville authorities identify 29-year-old who died in Derby Day shooting in Shelby Park

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Authorities have identified a man who was gunned down in the Shelby Park neighborhood on Derby Day.

It happened just before 4:30 p.m. on May 4. That's when police responded to a report of a shooting in the 1300 block of Preston Street, near East Ormsby Avenue, according to LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell. When officers arrived they found the victim -- now identified by the Jefferson County coroner's office as 29-year-old Jeffrey Wilson -- in an alley behind Preston Street.

He died at the scene.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating, but there are no suspects at this time.

Anyone with any information about the shooting is asked to call the LMPD Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the online crime tip portal by clicking here. You can remain anonymous.

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