LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A man was shot and killed in Louisville's Park DuValle neighborhood Sunday night, and a responding officer was injured when a vehicle fleeing the scene struck them.
Louisville Metro Police were called on a ShotSpotter alert in the 2900 block of Annie Street around 9:15 p.m. Sunday, department spokesperson Adam Sears said.
While officers were on the scene investigating, a vehicle fled the scene, hitting an officer. Sears said the officer was conscious and alert and was taken to the hospital.
Officers then located a man who had been shot, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim Monday as 34-year-old Charmont Thompson.
LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating.
Anyone with information or has phone or surveillance video in this case is asked 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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