Woman charged with attempted murder after Taylor Berry shooting left victim in critical condition

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman in connection with a shooting in Louisville's Taylor Berry neighborhood that left another woman in critical condition.

According to court documents, Shakhariel A. Brown-Kennedy was taken into custody at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday. She is charged with Attempted Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence.

The incident occurred at about 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, according to a news release. That's when officers with the Fourth Division responded to a shooting in the 1500 block of Oleanda Avenue, which is in the Taylor Berry neighborhood.

When officers arrived, they located the victim with a gunshot wound. She was taken to University Hospital in critical condition, according to the news release.

A police report states that, shortly before the shooting, witnesses saw the victim and two other people arrive in a silver SUV that was parked at the intersection of Utah Avenue and Oleanda Avenue.

Brown-Kennedy lived on Oleanda Avenue, and witnesses said someone was damaging the windows at her home.

At some point, a witness said Brown-Kennedy came out of her apartment. That witness heard several gunshots, and moments later, the witness said the victim came running to her, saying she was shot.

Police said a witness also saw Brown-Kennedy standing near the silver SUV with a black handgun equipped with an extended magazine. That witness then saw Brown-Kennedy run back toward her home.

According to the arrest report, police later learned that Brown-Kennedy, the witnesses and the victim were all involved in an ongoing feud, and that there have been several instances of fights, threats and damaged property between them.

Police said a search uncovered a black handgun with an extended magazine hidden on the ground by Brown-Kennedy's fencepost. It was covered in tall grass, "in a manner to conceal it from officers," according to police.

Brown-Kennedy is currently being held in Louisville Metro Corrections.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LMPD crime tip line at 502-574-LMPD. Information can also be reported online HERE.