LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LMPD is investigating after a man was stabbed and another was struck and killed by a car at a private pay fishing lake.
Police said a man in his 20s was approached and stabbed by a man who came out of the woods near Harry's Paylake before 6 a.m. October 6. The two did not appear to know each other. Police have identified the suspect as 47-year-old Dennis Bernard Jones.
After Jones stabbed the other man, a family member of the stabbing victim struck Jones with their car, killing him. Police said the family member was trying to come to the aid of the stabbing victim.
Police said the motive of the stabbing is unclear. The stabbing victim is expected to be okay, and no charges are expected.
Ronnie Morris, manager of Harry's Paylake, said he has never heard of an incident like this.
"This is a good place," Morris said. "You don't hear stuff like this happening, but, again, bad things happen all over the world."
Bruce McCawley, a 10-year resident who takes his dog walking to the lake most mornings, said the incident does make him double think his safety.
"I'm a little worried. I've got a hunting knife, that's it," McCawley said.
The name of the stabbing victim has not been released. Morris said the lake, that usually operates all day, will remain closed as police continue their investigation.
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