1 Dead, 1 Injured After Gunfire Erupts During Protest For Breonna Taylor In Louisville, Kentucky
The Louisville Metro Police Department announced that a shooting broke out during a protest for Breonna Taylor Saturday night, leaving one dead and another injured.
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In a series of tweets, Louisville police explained that they received calls around 9 p.m. of shots fired near Jefferson Square Park. Police then received calls that members of the sheriff’s department were performing life-saving measures on a man who later died at the scene.
“Just about 9 p.m., there were reports of shots fired in Jefferson Square Park. Calls then came in that Sheriff’s Department personnel were in the park performing life-saving measures on a male who eventually died at the scene.” LMPD added, “A short time later, we got a report of another shooting victim at the Hall of Justice. That person was taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers cleared the park completely and have secured the entire area so homicide detectives can conduct their investigation. Detectives are trying to gather as much information as possible in order to identify all who were involved in the incident.”
Before concluding the department said,
“The park will remain closed for the next several hours. We will provide an update in the morning as more information becomes available. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 574-LMPD.”
Mayor Greg Fischer also released a statement saying he was “deeply sadden” by the incident.
We will continue to keep you updated when more details have been shared.
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My thanks to the first responders who assisted at the scene. I will have more to say tomorrow, as additional information becomes available. 2/2
— Greg Fischer (@GregFischerLou) June 28, 2020