LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) confirmed officers recovered a body that was buried behind a home in South Louisville Friday.
According to a release, LMPD arrested and charged 42-year-old Andrew Strong in connection to the body being found.
An arrest citation says that a person unlawfully entered the residence of Strong and was shot by Strong.
He was later interviewed by police, and confessed to killing the victim. Strong went on to say that hours after the person entering the residence was already dead, he shot the victim again.
After the second shooting of the deceased victim, Strong admitted to covering the body in garbage bags and a chemical substance and subsequently placed the victim inside a garage of the residence, the citation says.
Strong is charged with Abuse of a Corpse.
LMPD's Homicide Unit is continuing the investigation at this time.
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