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Police: 29-year-old killed, 2 injured in separate shootings across Jefferson County

One person has died following a shooting in Smoketown , LMPD says.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Smoketown neighborhood.

According to an LMPD spokeswoman, officers responded to the 800 block of South Hancock Street around 3:30 p.m. where they found a man shot.

He was taken to UofL Hospital where he later died from his injuries. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later identified the man as 29-year-old Larry Eldridge of Louisville.

Police are also investigating two other incidents in the Louisville area.

A man was found shot and injured in the 5100 block of Poplar Level Road around 2:45 p.m.

Police later responded to a shooting where a woman was suffering from a gunshot wound in the 900 block of Minerva Avenue, just west of North Hurstbourne Parkway.

Both victims were transported to the hospital where their injuries are believe to be non-life threatening.

If you have any information that could help police, you are asked to call the Anonymous Tip Line at 574-LMPD.

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