Overview
- Police responded around 2 p.m. to the 2100 block of Portland Avenue after officers found one man shot in the leg outside a Circle K and learned a second man had been shot in the back across the street at a Shell.
- Both victims were alert when first responders arrived and were transported to UofL Hospital with injuries described by police as not life-threatening.
- Detectives arrested 71-year-old Marcia J. May of Georgetown, Indiana, and charged her with two counts of second-degree assault in connection with the shootings.
- Louisville Metro Police say they believe the two shootings are connected and that the investigation into motive and the sequence of events is ongoing.
- The incidents add to recurring safety concerns at convenience stores and gas stations and could prompt increased patrols and public updates on charges, victim conditions, and investigative findings.