Louisville Residents Demand Action After Weekend of Shootings and Three Homicides

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A violent weekend left three people dead and three others injured in Louisville, leading residents to call on city leaders for stronger action on public safety.

The weekend violence began with a triple shooting at JJ’s Food Mart on Dixie Highway around 8:43 p.m. Saturday. All three victims were taken to University of Louisville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Just after midnight on Sunday, a woman in her late 30s was shot in the arm near Park Hill. Hours later, an 18-year-old man was shot in the leg outside Legends nightclub on West Broadway. Both victims are expected to survive.

Three Homicides in 24 Hours

The first homicide was reported around 7 a.m. Sunday on Autumn Way, where a woman was found dead with lacerations to her throat

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