LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A very violent Mother's Day weekend in Louisville left five people dead after seven shootings in two days.
Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) found a person suffering from gunshot wounds at "Valore at the Maples" apartment complex in the Okolona neighborhood Saturday night.
Two men were killed, including a 26-year-old man, at The HotSpot, a bar in south Louisville. Another two people were injured.
As of Monday, the business' doors remained closed and posted on the front is an Emergency Suspension Order from Louisville Metro Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).
Mayor Craig Greenberg's office said this is the first time the city has been able to independently give suspend a business' liquor license without going through the state.
"We're taking action against the owners of places where crimes like this happen," Greenberg said. "Metro Council recently enacted a new ordinance that provided our administration with new tools to crack down on folks that have ABC licenses that are not acting accordingly."
According to LMPD, the shooting occurred an hour after the bar should've been closed at 4 a.m.
"When owners take advantage, when they are negligent in their responsibilities, we are going to take action," Greenberg said.
In a different police investigation in Beechmont, at the intersection of Allmond & Louisville Avenue, a body was found with gunshot wounds along the railroad tracks. Elizabethtown resident Rick Hernandez works around that intersection and said the homicide is a shock to him and his co-workers.
"I kind of started thinking about our safety in the area," Hernandez said. "I don't know if the shooting happened here or if the body was just dropped here."
Hernandez said he's seen drug use and campsites of people without a home in the area, but that he's never witnessed a violent attack.
"Here lately it sounds like a more common thing when you turn on the news and you hear about the violence," Hernandez said. "It's all over Louisville. It doesn't seem like it's just pertained to one area anymore."
Officials confirmed the gun violence started on Friday night when a woman was shot on Thornberry Avenue.
"Silence does not help with safety," Greenberg said. "We need people to speak up. There are people who know what happened and we're asking for help."
As of Monday, LMPD said they have not made any arrests and need everyone's help in solving these violent crimes. If you have information on any of these weekend shootings please call their anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673).
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