LMPD: Man found shot to death inside Taylor Berry home

LMPD: Man found shot to death inside Taylor Berry home
SCENE AS WELL. HE JOINS US NOW IN THE STUDIO. RANDALL, WHO’S THE VICTIM AND HOW WAS HE FOUND? WELL, VICKI, NO ID ON THE VICTIM YET, BUT FAMILY MEMBERS TELL ME HE WAS 27 YEARS OLD WHEN THE MAN WHO WAS KILLED FAILED TO SHOW UP FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING. HIS MOTHER WENT TO CHECK ON HIM AND FOUND HER SON DEAD INSIDE HIS HOME. THE 1500 BLOCK OF HOME VIEW DRIVE, THE SCENE OF LOUISVILLE’S LATEST CASE OF GUN VIOLENCE. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY HEARD GUNSHOTS RING OUT IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY, BUT THE VICTIM’S BODY WASN’T FOUND UNTIL HOURS LATER, WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND AN ADULT BLACK MALE THAT HAD BEEN SHOT INSIDE A HOME. HE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE. THE NAME OF THE MAN HASN’T BEEN RELEASED YET, BUT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARRIVED AT THE HOME TELL WLKY NEWS THE GUNSHOT VICTIM LIVED IN THE HOUSE BY HIMSELF AND HAD NO ENEMIES. THEY KNOW OF THE MOTIVE FOR THE KILLING REMAINS UNKNOWN. ALL AFTERNOON, POLICE OFFICERS, DETECTIVES AND CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS COULD BE SEEN OUTSIDE THE HOME WHERE THE HOMICIDE HAPPENED. CSI COULD BE SEEN GATHERING EQUIPMENT AND PUTTING ON GLOVES BEFORE ENTERING THE HOUSE. THE VICTIM’S MOTHER, FATHER, BROTHER, AUNT AND OTHER RELATIVES WATCHED THE AWFUL SCENE UNFOLD. OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. AND IT’S ANOTHER SENSELESS HOMICIDE THAT’S HAPPENED IN LOUISVILLE. HOMICIDE SQUAD IS INVESTIGATING THIS MURDER, BUT THEY HAVE NO SUSPECTS AT THIS TIME. IF YOU CAN HELP WITH ANY INFORMATION, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL 574 LMPD AND SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW REGARDING THIS CRIME.
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LMPD: Man found shot to death inside Taylor Berry home
Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating after a man was found shot to death in the Taylor Berry neighborhood.Police say they responded to the 1500 block of Homeview Drive around 1 p.m. Tuesday about a shooting.When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man dead inside a home from an apparent gunshot wound.Family members tell WLKY News the victim was 27 years old, lived alone in the house, and had no known enemies.Relatives said the victim missed a scheduled appointment this morning. When his mother went to check on her son, she found his body."Another senseless homicide," LMPD's Dwight Mitchell said.Police said there are not any suspects at this time, but the are canvassing the neighborhood."We do suspect foul play is involved," said MitchellLMPD's Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the anonymous LMPD Crime Tip Portal.

Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating after a man was found shot to death in the Taylor Berry neighborhood.

Police say they responded to the 1500 block of Homeview Drive around 1 p.m. Tuesday about a shooting.

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When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man dead inside a home from an apparent gunshot wound.

Family members tell WLKY News the victim was 27 years old, lived alone in the house, and had no known enemies.

Relatives said the victim missed a scheduled appointment this morning.

When his mother went to check on her son, she found his body.

"Another senseless homicide," LMPD's Dwight Mitchell said.

Police said there are not any suspects at this time, but the are canvassing the neighborhood.

"We do suspect foul play is involved," said Mitchell

LMPD's Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the anonymous LMPD Crime Tip Portal.

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