LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A woman is dead after a shooting near Louisville's Chickasaw neighborhood Wednesday night.

Louisville Metro Police were called to the 4100 block of West Broadway near Cecil Avenue at 9 p.m. on a reported shooting, department spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a woman who had been shot. Mitchell said she was taken to University of Louisville hospital where she died.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified her Thursday as 28-year-old Jermia Offutt. 

LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating, but have no suspects and have made no arrests.

Anyone with information is asked to call LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673), or submit an anonymous tip on the Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.

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