Triple shooting at Louisville apartment complex leaves neighbors feeling 'unsafe'

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Homicide numbers are trending down in Louisville. Through nearly three months of 2026, the city is on pace for its first year with less than 100 fatal shootings since 2019.

But the day after two teenagers were killed by another in Louisville's Park Hill neighborhood, community members said the improvements aren't enough.

"It makes me feel unsafe," one woman in the area said Thursday. "I don't even let my kids come outside, because all the violence around here is bad."

On Wednesday night, a 13-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a triple shooting that left two people dead and a third person in critical condition in Louisville's Algonquin neighborhood.

Louisville Metro Police officers responded around 6:30 p.m. at the 1600 Block of Brashear Drive. Officers arrived and found three adult victims: one male and one female — who both died at the scene — and one male who was taken to UofL Hospital with critical injuries.

The shootings happened at Parkway Place, which is run by the Louisville Metro Housing Authority.

"LMHA is deeply saddened by this incident and understands the impact on the Parkway Place community," spokesperson Jailen Leavell said in a written statement Thursday. "... We remain committed to stabilizing Parkway Place for the more than 1,100 residents who call it home, while planning for a safer, stronger future."

On Thursday, maintenance staff at Parkway Place were putting up plywood in the area and scrubbing away blood, hoping to make residents neighborhood feel safe again. A LMHA spokesperson said people are breaking into these empty apartments in the complex, turning them into a "breeding ground" for crime.

So the staff began temporarily blocking off windows.

Though the sea of red and blue lights that flooded the street Wednesday night faded by morning, neighbors who didn't feel comfortable talking on camera said it's a familiar sight.

"This is the third shooting that I know of in less than a year that's happened on this street," one resident said Thursday. "I don't even want to come outside. I stay in the house."

Ashley Webb, deputy director of Louisville's Office of Violent Prevention, said her office is now meeting with residents of the area "to ensure the community knows they're wrapped in support."

"We just want to ensure we are constantly here to offer healthy supports and offer mental health supports to the residents that live here," Webb said.

The 13-year-old boy arrested Wednesday night is charged with with two counts of murder, assault, tampering with physical evidence and being a minor in possession of a handgun. Anyone with information in this or any other case is encouraged to call LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Line at 502-574-LMPD (5673). Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the department's online Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.