LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A violent Mother’s Day weekend has left five people dead and others injured in a string of shooting incidents across Louisville.
The violence began late Friday when Metro Police said a woman was injured in a shooting in the 1400 block of Thornberry Avenue. Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, a man was shot and injured on Cristland Road in Auburndale.
LMPD said two men died and two others were hospitalized following a shooting at The HotSpot on Evangeline Avenue in Southland Park around 5 a.m. Police have not revealed what may have led to the shooting.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified one of the victims as 26-year-old Aaron Anderson.
The club had already been cited by the Louisville Alcohol and Beverage Control for noise and smoking violations. The Louisville ABC is now issuing an emergency suspension of the club’s ability to sell alcohol.
That violence continued into Saturday afternoon.
A man was shot multiple times and found inside of a vehicle on Hale Avenue in Louisville’s California neighborhood.
Hours after those incidents, Lyndon Police reported a 31-year-old man, later identified as Adrian Lewis, was found dead after a shooting at an apartment complex on Doncaster Way.
This was reported around the time LMPD confirmed the body of a man was found near railroad tracks near the intersection of Allmond and Louisville Avenues at 6:15 p.m. Police said the victim, later identified as 18-year-old David Martinez, was shot to death.
LMPD ended the night investigating a shooting in the 7500 block of Dunwoody Court at 11:45 p.m. The victim in that incident was shot and had no pulse. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
WHAS11 caught up with Metro Councilman Phillip Baker on Sunday to ask about the weekend violence.
“Yesterday was a pretty sobering reminder of the work that we still have to do,” he said. “I just want to tell people, make sure the in areas of public safety, make sure you’re getting a mentor, make sure that you're contacting the resources, [and] make sure you're calling those numbers. This violence has to stop.”
This year alone there have been 161 shootings in metro Louisville, according to the Gun Violence Dashboard, leaving behind 184 victims. Fifty-seven people have been killed.
Young people are the most impacted with more than 56% of victims of shootings are between the ages 18 and 34.
Those who suffered injuries in the shootings were taken to area hospitals.
If you have any information that can help police in any of these investigations, you are asked to call the Anonymous Tip Line at (502) 574-LMPD or use their online Crime Tip Portal.
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