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LMPD: Man in hospital after shooting in Fairdale

Police say officers couldn't find the shooting victim at first.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is suffering from a gunshot wound in the hospital after a shooting in Louisville's Fairdale neighborhood on Monday night.

Around 9:30 p.m., Louisville Metro Police officers responded to a shooting on National Turnpike at Fairdale Road, according to an LMPD press release.

Officers on scene said they couldn't find a victim.

Shortly after the initial call of a shooting, a man was brought into Norton Hospital downtown by private means.

Officials say the man was alert and conscious and is expected to survive; he was transported to UofL Hospital.

LMPD officers are currently handling the investigation; there are no known suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to call LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or utilize LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Portal online.

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