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LMPD: 17-Year-Old Hospitalized After Accidental Self-Inflicted Shooting in Louisville’s Tyler Park

Police now say the teen shot himself in the leg, with injuries described as non-life-threatening at University Hospital.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 1800 block of Rosewood Avenue in the Tyler Park neighborhood.
  • A 17-year-old was found with a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to University Hospital.
  • LMPD initially reported the cause as unknown before updating the case to an accidental, self-inflicted shooting.
  • The department’s Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is leading the investigation, according to spokesman Dwight Mitchell.
  • No arrests or suspect information have been announced as the inquiry remains ongoing.