Overview
- Officer John Heisler was identified as the officer who shot and critically injured a man after a ShotSpotter alert in the Russell neighborhood, where police say the man reached toward his waistband after claiming to have a gun.
- During an unrelated traffic stop near a Krispy Kreme on Bardstown Road, Officer Nicholas Fischer fired after gunshots were heard as two drivers argued, and the Tahoe driver was struck in both arms and is expected to survive.
- Police say it remains unclear whether the Tahoe driver was wounded by the officer’s rounds or by the other driver, who fled and has not been located; a gun was found in the Tahoe.
- Court records identify 36-year-old Winthrop Taylor as a suspect tied to the Bardstown incident after an alleged three-hour crime spree that included carjackings and shots fired at Louisville police, ending in his arrest.
- LMPD reports 10 officer-involved shootings in 2025, including four within the past month and two fatalities, as investigations into both new cases continue under the department’s critical-incident protocols.