LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Police are investigating after one man was killed and another was injured in a shooting late Wednesday night in Louisville's Portland neighborhood.
According to LMPD, officers responded to Jewish Hospital in the 200 block of East Chestnut Street around 12:30 a.m. Thursday after two gunshot victims arrived at the emergency room in a private vehicle.
Police said a man was pronounced dead at the hospital. A second man suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening and is expected to survive.
Investigators determined the shooting happened in the 2000 block of West Main Street. Officers had already responded to the area after a ShotSpotter alert was activated at 11:53 p.m. Wednesday.
No suspects have been identified, and the LMPD Homicide Unit is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information in this or any other case is encouraged to call LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the department's online Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.
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