Overview
- Louisville police reported two fatal shootings Friday in the Parkland and Shawnee neighborhoods, occurring hours apart.
- In Parkland around 5:40 p.m., officers found a man shot multiple times in the 3200 block of West Kentucky Street, and he died at the scene with no arrests reported.
- In Shawnee at about 9:36 p.m., officers found a man fatally shot inside a home in the 600 block of South 38th Street after a shooter known to the victim left the scene.
- The suspected shooter in the Shawnee case, Jared Fields, 27, surrendered shortly after the incident and was later charged with manslaughter, according to police.
- An arrest citation says Fields called 911 and told police the shooting was accidental while handling a handgun he believed was unloaded, as LMPD’s Homicide Unit leads both cases and asks for tips via its hotline or online portal.