LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police detectives are investigating after two people were shot in vehicles overnight in two separate incidents about an hour apart.
In the first incident, a man was found shot on the Watterson Expressway near Taylor Boulevard early Friday morning. It happened around 1:30 a.m., according to a news release from LMPD spokesman Aaron Ellis. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 264 near the 9 mile marker.
When officers arrived, they found the victim in a vehicle on the side of the road with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to University of Louisville Hospital but his injuries did not appear life-threatening, according to LMPD.
About an hour later, police said a woman was shot while driving near the intersection of South 18th and Magazine streets. The woman told police a vehicle pulled up next to her and began firing. She was taken to UofL Hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
It is not clear if shootings are related.
Anyone with information on either case is asked to call the LMPD crime tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Anonymous tips can also be sent online through the Crime Tip Portal.
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