Overview
- A man was shot on the track at Iroquois High School during a large youth football event; officers found the victim and took him to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Witnesses told police a man in a gray tracksuit walked up to the victim and fired, then fled the scene while about 300 people were gathered for the games.
- Louisville police located a gun in a nearby yard, matched a shell casing to that weapon, used video and a K-9 search to track a suspect, and arrested 41-year-old Gerrard Harris after a short chase.
- Harris faces assault and multiple other charges including unlawful possession of a weapon on school property and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and he is scheduled for arraignment in court.
- LMPD’s Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is leading the investigation, police are asking the public to submit tips via the 502-574-LMPD tip line or the department’s online Crime Tip Portal, and organizers moved the remaining games to a different location while the probe continues.