LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The second weekend of November was a violent one after five separate shootings left two people dead and others injured on Sunday.
Three of them were non-fatal, while the two fatal shootings were in the Wyandotte neighborhood and in between the California and Parkland neighborhoods.
"I didn't know anything about it because it really doesn't happen in this particular area," community member Mary Jenefor said while at the Wyandotte Park playground with her child.
A 20-year-old man was found dead, shot in the torso Sunday evening, about a block away from the park. Authorities believe the man walked three blocks from the incident at Bloom Liquor Store off Taylor Boulevard before collapsing.
Jenefor said it's been a quiet neighborhood since she moved in a few years ago.
"Not a problem," said Jenefor. "The neighbors look out for each other and I plan on being in this area for a long time. I've got little kids to raise so we'll be in this area for a while."
She is a little concerned after the recent shooting.
"It is a big difference from the West End to the South End," said Jenefor. "No neighborhood is perfect of course, but in this area, I don't really hear a lot about shootings happening in the area."
"We have far too much gun violence in this community," Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg said.
He pointed to judges when asked about violence.
"There needs to be a punishment; there needs to be a consequence for that action," said Greenberg. "And it also, hopefully serves as a deterrent for others. Continuing to ensure that our judiciary is doing it's job once police arrest individuals committing violent crimes. I think that is critically important as well."
The city is also turning to police officer recruitment as the answer, looking to recruit 200 more officers to the Louisville Metro Police Department.
"We want people from all backgrounds, from all parts of the city to become part of the solution," the mayor said.
Jenefor agreed with Greenberg.
"I think more officers patrolling the areas would be a help to not only this community, but other communities as well," said Jenefor. "That's a big plus."
She compared officers where she lives now to when she lived in west Louisville.
"The officers patrolling this area, they're more on-the-spot with things than the West End is," said Jenefor. "And I don't know if that's because a lack of or not, but I do believe bringing in more officers would be a help to the community."
According to the Louisville Metro Gun Violence Dashboard, there have been 14 non-fatal shootings in November so far, compared to 10 this month last year.
Non-fatal shootings have continued to decrease since a spike in 2020.