LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man is dead after a shooting in Louisville's Russell neighborhood.

Louisville Metro Police responded to a shooting a little after 5 p.m. Wednesday at 28th and W. Chestnut streets, department spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said. 

When they arrived, officers found a man who had been shot and started "life-saving measures," Mitchell said. The man was transported to UofL Hospital where he later died. 

LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or submit an anonymous tip on the Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.

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