Shootings and homicides down in Louisville despite violent weekend

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A violent weekend in Louisville left one person dead, another in critical condition, and several others injured after multiple shootings and a stabbing from Friday through Sunday.

The Louisville Metro Police Department reported responding to six shootings and one stabbing over the weekend.

On Friday, a man was arrested after shooting at a TARC bus in downtown Louisville. Hours later, a man was found dead when police responded to a shooting on Osage Avenue in the California Neighborhood.

On Saturday, police said that a teenager was dropped off at UofL Hospital with a gunshot wound and investigators believe a shooting happened in the 1500 block of Portland Avenue. Later that day, police tell us they responded to a shooting on Strawberry Lane.

Several hours later, on Sunday, police said officers were called to a shooting outside of Wing Stop on New Cut Road, another shooting on Riverview Avenue and a stabbing in the 300 block of North 27th Street.

However, despite the recent violence, citywide crime statistics show a downward trend in gun violence.

So far in 2025, Louisville has seen 52 non-fatal shootings and 22 homicides —15 fewer deaths and 22 fewer shootings compared to this time last year. It's the lowest that shootings and homicides have been since 2019.

Last week, LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey acknowledged the decrease in crime.

"These people should not be able to move around our city freely without thinking the police are going to get them," Humphrey said.

Chief Humphrey said that LMPD is working to intervene before the violent crimes happen.

"Obviously, it is early in the year still, so we want to make sure that these numbers are not by chance, it is by intent," Humphrey said. "One of the things I want to change focus to a little bit more is disruption of crime, getting people before they commit that serious, violent felony and get them with some charges to get them off the street."

LMPD's proactive approach to preventing violent crime aligns with efforts from several local organizations, including No More Red Dots, an anti-violence group providing resources and opportunities to help curb gun violence.

"We've got a lot of agencies and organizations that are working to try to get something done, but in too many cases, we're not working together," said Dr. Eddie Woods, CEO of No More Red Dots.

Woods stressed the importance of collaboration in maintaining the downward trend in violent crime.

"We're not going to arrest or scare the problem away," Woods said. "We've got to work together to try to get folks to make better decisions and create opportunities for them to make better choices," Woods said.

City leaders and community organizations continue to push for a unified effort to address the root causes of violent crime, hoping to sustain the positive momentum in Louisville's crime statistics.

If you have any information about the crimes in Louisville last weekend, police urge you to call the anonymous tip-line at 574-LMPD.

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