LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Four people are dead and four others were sent to the hospital after a string of shootings around Louisville this weekend.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said everyone who commits acts of gun violence must be held accountable. 

"Every loss of life is a tragedy and the acts of violence this weekend are unacceptable," Greenberg said in a statement. "We are working with urgency to make our city safer, with homicides down this year in comparison to 2023 — but this weekend shows why we must keep working. From advocating for legislation like HB 696 which would require a 5-day waiting period from purchase to possession of a firearm to securing more funding for our local police and more, we need more resources to strengthen our efforts to reduce violent crime in Louisville."

The first shooting happened in downtown Louisville around 7 a.m. in the 500 block of S. Fourth Street. A man was taken to the hospital and died from his injuries while a woman was stable with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to police.

Around the same time, two people were shot in the 3300 block of Noe Way in the Bon Air neighborhood. A woman died at the scene while a man was taken to the hospital with "with a critical life-threatening gunshot wound," according to LMPD.

Hours later, another man was shot in the Bon Air neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. He was found near Farnsley Park around 1:30 p.m. Police said he is expected to survive. 

On Saturday night, one man died and another was in the hospital after a shooting in the Wilder Park neighborhood. Police said the shooting happened near Huston Quin Park at 9:14 p.m.

There were numerous shootings in Louisville.

Then, early Sunday morning on Bardstown Road at Cafe360 in the Deer Park neighborhood, 21-year-old Theodore Brown died in a shooting. Last summer, three people, one of whom died, were shot at that same location.

"The Highland Commerce Guild has been involved in proactive coordination with our elected representatives, LMPD, volunteers from the Business and Neighborhoods to counter the violence in our business district," Aaron T. Givhan, President of the Highland Commerce Guild, said in a statement. "This cooperation has led to the reduction in crime and violence overall, but the challenges have continued. The Highland Commerce Guild will be meeting with local police, businesses, and metro government to address this latest shooting and more potential issues that could arise. We, in the Highlands, are all on the same page when it comes to protecting our community."

On Sunday afternoon, a man named Brian, who didn't share his last name with WDRB News, said the violence is sad. He believes people need to learn how to confront each other without resorting to violence. 

"I'm getting kind of emotional about this because I hate violence. I hate violence I do," the man said. "I don't think anybody wants to die. Nobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants outside to lose their life. So you know, we kind of have to put pride aside and we have to be got to respect each other."

The identities of the people killed in the other shootings haven't been released.

Anyone with information in any crime is asked to call LMPD's anonymous tip line at (502) 574-5673. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the department's crime tip portal by clicking here.

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