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Coroner identifies 34-year-old shot, killed in Fern Creek

Police said the victim was found in the 5500 block of Overbrook Woods Place Sunday night.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Fern Creek.

Metro Police’s Seventh Division officers responded to the 5500 block of Overbrook Woods Place around 8:30 p.m. after reports of the incidents.

Officers located 34-year-old Leonard Werner suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The coroner has since released Werner's death was a homicide.

If you have any information that can help police, you are asked to call the Anonymous Tip Line at (502) 574-LMPD or use their online Crime Tip Portal.

The Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

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