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Man charged in fatal shooting near Okolona

Police arrested Nathan Short, 31, after a man died at the hospital after he was shot on Versailles Lane Tuesday night.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police have arrested Nathan Short, 31, after a man died in surgery following a shooting near Okolona.

LMPD Seventh Division officers were called to the 3500 block of Versailles Lane just after 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Officers discovered a man with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Police said the man, later identified as 34-year-old Nicolas Wedding, was conscious and alert on the way to the hospital and underwent surgery. However, Wedding later died from his injuries.

The Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

LMPD is also investigating another shooting that happened in the Shawnee neighborhood.

Officers said a juvenile male was shot in the upper leg and backside around 9:13 p.m.

He is expected to survive.

The Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is handling the investigation.

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

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