LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is dead after a shooting in Louisville's Beechmont neighborhood nd police have arrested a suspect.
Louisville Metro Police Department Fourth Division officers responded around 8 p.m. Sunday to a call of a shooting in the 200 block of East Wampum Avenue, according to a press release.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a man who had been shot. He was transported to UofL Hospital where officials say he later died from his injuries.
51-year-old Laron Spalding has been charged with murder and possession of a handgun as someone with prior felony convictions.
LMPD Homicide Unit will be handling this investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this case can call LMPD's Anonymous Tip Line at (502) 574-LMPD. Our you may utilize LMPD's Crime Tip Portal online.
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