When Louisville Metro Police Chief Paul Humphrey held a press conference Thursday, he provided an update on the number of homicides reported this year: 133, an 8% increase compared to this time last year.
By Monday morning, there had been two more homicides, and four other shootings, leaving four people — including a child — injured.
Soon after becoming the permanent police chief in September, Humphrey said all of city government needs to take part in tackling crime.
Now, LMPD and city leaders are continuing to promise to improve programs and policies to curb violent crime. Since late summer, officials including Mayor Craig Greenberg have said they are working on strategies to prevent homicides in Louisville, one of the few American cities where violent crime was increasing .
Responding to shootings
Christopher 2X, a longtime advocate against gun violence, said gun violence in Louisville is widespread.
“I don’t know how you make progress that easy, especially when violence is in all eight LMPD divisions, a little less than some and more in others,” he said.