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Louisville Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man in Newburg After He Points Gun at Officers

Body camera footage will be released within ten days under a Public Integrity Unit investigation.

Overview

  • Officers were called around 2 a.m. to Ridgecrest Road near Rosette Boulevard on a report of a shooting.
  • When they arrived, they found a woman with gunshot wounds and an armed man who advanced, ignored commands to stop, and pointed a weapon.
  • An officer fired, and both the man and the woman were taken to UofL Health Hospital.
  • LMPD later said the man died at the hospital and that the woman was last reported in critical condition.
  • The department reported no injuries to officers or bystanders, and investigators will review body camera video within ten days.