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LMPD: Woman arrested in connection to fatal shooting in Shelby Park neighborhood

A woman has been charged with murder after she was accused of shooting and killing another woman on Monday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police have arrested a woman in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in the Shelby Park neighborhood Monday evening.

Authorities said they got the call about a shooting in the 900 block of East Oak Street around 7:15 p.m.

When officers arrived, police said they found a woman who had been shot. She was found in the parking lot of a business.

Police said she died at the scene. No other information about the victim is available at this time.

Tuesday morning, authorities arrested 59-year-old Cannise Phoenix. She is charged with murder.

According to her arrest citation, Phoenix was caught on surveillance video shooting the victim and leaving the scene. The vehicle the suspect left in was found outside her home and registered to her, LMPD said. 

LMPD executed a search warrant of the woman's home and found the same clothing the suspect wore in the video as well as ammunition that matched a shell casing found at the scene.

Phoenix's first court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.

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