LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a woman was shot multiple times Tuesday morning. Police said she was transported to University Hospital where she later died.
LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Macon Avenue, near Shelbyville Road, around 6:30 a.m.
When police arrived, they found a woman suffering multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition, but police said the woman succumbed to her wounds.
On Wednesday, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the woman as 20-year-old Ashley Foster.
Mitchell said due to her injuries the Homicide Unit is investigating.
He also said LMPD found the suspect on Frankfort Avenue, and "all parties involved have been accounted for." Mitchell also confirmed a bomb squad was called to the Frankfort Avenue scene. He said everything is all clear though.
The suspect, 39-year-old Michael Coates, has been charged with murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and trafficking in marijuana.
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