A teenage boy is recovering at University Hospital after a shooting was reported on the 1300 block of South 28th Street in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood on Monday night, though detectives now believe the shooting actually happened inside an apartment on Patton Court. The Louisville Metro Police Department's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit has taken over the investigation, and as of the latest update, there is no suspect information.
According to WAVE News, officers responded to the shooting report in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood on Monday and administered first aid before emergency responders arrived and EMS transported the teen to the hospital. Police said the teen was alert and conscious, and his injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening. Detectives confirmed the shooting took place at the Patton Court apartment, having been led there by preliminary findings after locating a crime scene at the address.
The shooting was reported in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood, while preliminary findings indicated it occurred inside the Patton Court apartment. The victim was transported to University Hospital with a leg injury.
A Complex With a Painful History
Patton Court is the location identified in the current investigation.
The case also lands within a citywide pattern of concern about youth violence. The available figures instead cite 88 non-fatal criminal shootings in 2026 versus 109 at the comparable point in 2025. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, Louisville recorded 373 combined homicides and non-fatal shootings in 2025, down 54% from the 817 incidents recorded in 2021. Louisville Metro Government's Safe Louisville report says homicides fell 22% and non-fatal shootings fell 28% in 2025.
Citywide Numbers Trend Down, But Youth Violence Stays a Focus
Louisville recorded 114 homicides in 2025. The homicide clearance rate was 56 percent in 2026 compared to 48 percent in 2025, alongside advances in DNA technology and more people coming forward.
Even as those citywide figures move in a positive direction, youth violence prevention remains a focus in Louisville. A review available through the National Institutes of Health notes that youth firearm-injury survivors face elevated risks of depression, anxiety, substance-use problems and other physical illnesses.
West Louisville has its own long-running answer to youth violence, too. As Hoodline previously reported, the Parkland Boys & Girls Club served as the 1990 founding site of the River City Drum Corps, an organization built specifically to give West Louisville youth a creative alternative to street violence. The organization offers youth a creative alternative to street violence.
No Suspects Identified as Investigation Continues
For now, the shooting on Patton Court remains unsolved, with investigators still working without suspect information. The case remains under investigation by LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the anonymous tip line at (502) 574-LMPD (5673) or submit a tip through the crime tip portal. This case joins a string of recent non-fatal shootings across the city that Hoodline has tracked in recent weeks, including a 16-year-old suspect arrest in Jacobs last month.
