Louisville on pace to surpass 100 homicides for 5th straight year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After a string of deadly shootings over the weekend, Louisville has around 60 homicides this year.

The city is on-pace to surpass 100 homicides for the fifth straight year.

Between Saturday and Sunday, at least four people were shot and killed in Louisville, while another five were hospitalized. Another person was shot and killed just outside the metro in Lyndon. Police said no arrests have been made in any of those shootings.

"This is simply unacceptable, and we're going to continue to do everything we can to reduce the amount of gun violence in our city, and it takes a team effort," Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said. "No one should be using a gun to cause harm to others. When they do, we will use every means at our disposal to hold those individuals accountable."

These are the reported fatal and non-fatal shootings on Saturday and Sunday:

2 dead, 2 in hospital after shooting at Louisville night club

Two people were killed in a shooting at a night club early Saturday morning. LMPD responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Evangeline Avenue to The Hot Spot in the Southland Park neighborhood around 5 a.m. When police arrived on scene, they found a man who had been shot to death.

Police also found a man and woman who had been shot. They were taken to University of Louisville Hospital, where another man who had been shot at the night club also arrived.

One of those men later died at the hospital, according to police. Police said on Saturday the others victims at the hospital are stable.

The two men killed in the shooting haven't been identified.

Man found shot multiple times inside vehicle in California neighborhood

A man was taken to the hospital after being shot multiple times in the California neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. LMPD responded to a ShotSpotter run in the 1600 block of South 25th Street and found a shooting victim in the 1700 block of Hale Avenue.

Police found a man inside of a vehicle with "multiple non-life-threatening gunshot wounds." He is expected to survive.

31-year-old man shot and killed in Lyndon

A 31-year-old man died after being shot multiple times in Lyndon.

Lyndon Police Chief Rob Schroeder said officers responded to the 8300 block of Vermissa Court around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on a report of a shooting. The man died at the scene.

There was a vehicle with at least three bullet holes on the scene, but police didn't confirm if it was a drive-by shooting. Witnesses told WDRB they heard gunfire and saw a gray Kia drive off.

"To add to the fact that it was in broad daylight, are you serious?" Kyndra Cooksey said. "In this type of neighborhood too."

Others said two men quickly jumped out of the car and opened fire into the back of another vehicle.

Man found shot to death along railroad tracks in Highland Park

Police found a man shot to death along railroad tracks in Highland Park on Saturday night. Police responded to the area of Allmond Avenue and Louisville Avenue on a possible deceased person along the railroad tracks.

The man was shot multiple times. The coroner's office has not yet shared his identity publically, but Melissa Flores told WDRB News the victim was her 18-year-old son, David Martinez Jr.

"I hope that this doesn't happen again to anyone and we can just all come together and figure out a way to end the violence because I don't want anybody else to go through what I'm going through and I never thought I would go through it," Flores said.

Man dies in Okolona shooting off Preston Highway

LMPD responded to a shooting in Okolona near Preston Highway around 11:45 p.m. Saturday night.

LMPD found a man shot in the 7500 block of Dunwoody Court. He didn't have a pulse and was soon thereafter pronounced dead at the scene.

Police don't have any suspects in the shooting. The victim's identity has not been released.

Man shot while trying to stop someone from breaking into car

According to LMPD, a man was shot multiple times while trying to stop someone from breaking into a car not too far from Churchill Downs.

LMPD said the victim approached a suspect, who was breaking into a car, in the 600 block of Creel Avenue around 12:15 a.m. Sunday. That suspect shot the man multiple times, according to police.

Police said there was a search to find the suspect, but "no apprehensions were made." LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is investigating.

"There were too many non-fatal shootings as well," Greenberg said Monday. "We're going to continue to ensure that we hold those responsible accountable for the non-fatal shootings."

The man who was shot was taken to the hospital. Information about his condition hasn't been released.

Man injured in shooting off Cristland Road

LMPD said just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of Cristland Road near the Auburndale neighborhood, where they found a man who had been shot.

The victim was taken to the hospital. According to LMPD, the SWAT team was called in to secure the scene. The investigation is ongoing, but there are no suspects yet.

Anyone with information regarding any of the shootings can call LMPD's anonymous tip line at (502)574-LMPD (5673) or utilize the online Crime Tip portal at LMPD Crime Tip Portal.

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