Paul Humphrey is the sixth person in four years to lead the beleaguered department and takes over while LMPD is under a federal consent following a scathing report from the U.S. Department of Justice last year.
LMPD released body camera footage of police shooting a man armed with two guns who tried to carjack a woman in a drive-thru at Walmart.
LMPD spokesperson Aaron Ellis said Col. Paul Humphrey was driving an unmarked LMPD truck when a woman crashed into him in the intersection of 7th Street and Algonquin Parkway.
The data shows a person who kills someone in Louisville has a greater than 50% chance of not being arrested.
While it has been a challenging few weeks, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg says he has full confidence in Interim Chief Humphrey and LMPD.
Chief Marcus Laytham had only been with the department for a year.
On April 10, 2023, the nightmare that had gripped countless schools, businesses and communities across America arrived at home.
Within moments, Gwinn-Villaroel had the devastating confirmation.
"This is a big job. This is a challenging job," the mayor said. "And over the last few months, it's become very clear that the best person to do this work is already on the job."
Louisville's mayor and interim police chief were among the crowd Tuesday evening at the Muhammad Ali Center in downtown Louisville for the first Violence Reduction Action Summit.