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Victim identified in deadly shooting on National Turnpike

Officials said 51-year-old James Ray Ludwick was shot and killed in the 8400 block of National Turnpike.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim in a deadly shooting on National Turnpike.

Officials said 51-year-old James Ray Ludwick was shot and killed in the 8400 block of National Turnpike in the early morning of Aug. 12.

LMPD said officers responded to the scene north of Fairdale, locating a man who had been shot in the torso. EMS responded, and pronounced Ludwick dead at the scene.

The original release from LMPD said everyone involved has been accounted for. The LMPD Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

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