Man killed in early morning shooting in Louisville's PRP neighborhood

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Pleasure Ridge Park, according to Louisville Metro Police Department.

Officers were called around 6:18 a.m. to the 2600 block of Franklin Avenue on a report of a shooting. When they arrived, police found a man, believed to be between 25 and 35 years old, lying next to a vehicle in the roadway with a gunshot wound.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating, but they notified the department later Wednesday morning the case will be handled as a death investigation, not a homicide. Still, LMPD asks anyone with information about the case 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.