Gunfire sent police, fire crews and EMS converging on the 200 block of Derby Avenue near Buechel Park Thursday afternoon, after a 911 call came in just before 2 p.m. Neighbors said they heard six shots. Police found a man with gunshot wounds, and he died at UofL Hospital. His identity had not been released, and LMPD detained a person of interest.
Louisville police responded to the shooting in the Buechel neighborhood Thursday afternoon, according to WLKY, which reported that police arrived. WLKY said police found a man with gunshot wounds who died at UofL Hospital; his identity had not been released, and LMPD detained a person of interest.
The shooting was also reported by WDRB, which reported that Louisville police were investigating a reported shooting Thursday afternoon in the Buechel neighborhood. WLKY reported that the victim, a man, died at UofL Hospital and that a person of interest had been detained; the man’s identity had not been released.
A Neighborhood That’s Seen Gunfire Before
Thursday’s shooting is not the first to rattle Buechel this year. In June, officers investigated a deadly shooting in the 2000 block of Landing Drive, also in the Buechel neighborhood, after police were called to the area around 1:55 a.m. on a report of a shooting, per WAVE 3 News…