Good morning, Louisville! Happy Sunday!
Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 88.
Here are the top headlines:
Of the more than 132,000 federally licensed firearms dealers in the U.S., there is a small group that gets extra attention from the federal government.
It’s because they are dealers who sold a significant number of guns that turned up at crime scenes in the span of a few years.
Some of these dealers are in Kentucky. Learn why these Kentucky gun dealers are on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives radar.
In other news:
- LMPD: Louisville Metro Police released body camera footage Tuesday of one of its officers shooting into a car outside a Walmart near the Fairdale neighborhood after an armed carjacking attempt late last month. Find out more.
- KY shooter: Joseph Couch, the man wanted in connection with the London, Kentucky, shooting, previously served in the Army Reserve and purchased a gun and 1,000 rounds of ammo prior to the I-75 shooting. Read more here.
- Gerth: Reaction to the London shooting shows J.D. Vance is right. Shootings are now “a fact of life.” Read more from Joe Gerth’s column.