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LMPD arrests, charges 17-year-old suspect

Louisville Metro Police said Denim Miller was found shot near Catalpa Street and Woodlane Ave. on April 21. He died at the hospital the next day.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Police Department has arrested and charged a 17-year-old male teen with murder and robbery according to a spokesperson. Since he is a minor, his name has not been released.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said a 19-year-old has died after a shooting in the Parkland neighborhood.

LMPD spokesperson Beth Ruoff said officers responded to a report of a shooting near Catalpa St. and Woodland Ave. around 11 a.m. on April 21. 

When they arrived, they found a man, identified by the coroner's office on April 27 as Denim Miller, who had been shot.

He was taken to the hospital with what police initially described as "non-life-threatening" injuries.

According to the coroner's office, Miller died from his injuries.

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