West Louisville residents on edge after latest deadly shooting in Park Hill neighborhood

“We don’t come outside because of how much shooting there is up here."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A west Louisville neighborhood is reeling after another deadly shooting, the latest in a recent string of violence that has left residents on edge.

Louisville Metro Police said officers responded early Saturday to the intersection of 13th Street and Brashear Drive, where they found a man shot to death. Authorities have not released his identity.

The killing marks the third homicide in just over three weeks in the Park Hill neighborhood, alarming people who live nearby and say gunfire has become a constant part of daily life.

“We don’t come outside because of how much shooting there is up here,” said Karla Lee, who has lived in the Parkway Place Apartments for five years.

Lee said the sound of gunfire is so frequent that her family reacts instinctively.

“We still flinch," she said. "We flinch and get on the floor when we’re in the house and hear the gunshots. I make my babies lay on the ground."

The latest shooting follows a triple shooting on Brashear Drive late last month that left a man and woman dead. Police said a 13-year-old boy was arrested in connection with that case.

Lee said the violence often feels random and unpredictable.

“They weren’t aiming for a direct person, they were just shooting in one direction,” she said. “So basically it didn’t matter who was outside — you were possibly going to get hit.”

The Louisville Metro Housing Authority said in a statement it has applied for two grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase on-site security cameras and expand supportive services for residents.

Some longtime residents said the violence has persisted for years.

Betty Turner, who has lived in Parkway Place for two decades, said she has witnessed shootings firsthand.

“I live right here — a guy got shot right next door to me. He laid there dead for a while,” Turner said.

Despite the violence, Turner said she has no plans to leave.

“The rent is cheaper, I like living upstairs and I am almost 70, so I am not moving just yet,” she said.

LMPD said they have increased patrols in the area, which Lee acknowledged can temporarily calm conditions. Still, she believes more needs to be done.

“They could do a little more — kind of narrow down and really put their foot down and start being up here and a little more active,” she said.