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Teen arrested after man shot in Louisville’s Shawnee neighborhood
A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault after a man was shot in the chest Thursday evening in Shawnee. Police said the man’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 15-year-old was arrested Friday in connection with a shooting that wounded a man in Louisville’s Shawnee neighborhood, police said.
Officers were called shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday to the 3400 block of West Broadway, where they found the man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a hospital, and police said his injuries were believed to be non-life-threatening.
The teenager was charged with first-degree assault, according to Louisville Metro Police. The investigation is ongoing. Police have not released further details about what led to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact LMPD at 502-574-LMPD.