A man was shot in the leg just after 5 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Hartwell Court, in Louisville's Southside neighborhood, and police detained a person of interest in connection with the shooting. The victim was taken to University of Louisville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
LMPD Officer Chris Baker said officers found a man shot in the leg at the scene, according to WDRB. A person of interest was detained in connection with the shooting, per Baker, though it remains unclear whether that individual will face formal charges. The case has been turned over to LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit, and witnesses are asked to call the LMPD tip line at 502-574-LMPD.
Initial medical care at the scene was not specified in the reports. The wounded man was transferred to University of Louisville Hospital, according to WHAS11. A person of interest was detained in connection with the shooting, per Baker. The report does not state whether that individual will face formal charges. The case has been turned over to LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit, and witnesses are asked to call the LMPD tip line at 502-574-LMPD. The station's reporting provides no further details about the case.
A Street With a History
The 100 block of Hartwell Court falls within LMPD's 4th Division, which patrols Southside and surrounding south Louisville communities, according to Louisville Metro Government records. This isn't the street's first brush with major police activity — in January 2024, the same block was the site of a SWAT standoff after a domestic dispute suspect fled there with a child, WHAS11's sister station WDRB reported at the time, though that incident resolved without physical injuries.
Southside has seen recurring gun violence in recent weeks. Less than three weeks before the Hartwell Court shooting, another non-fatal shooting was reported near West Tenny Avenue, in the same neighborhood.
4th Division Carries a Heavy Caseload
LMPD's 4th Division has recorded 34 non-fatal criminal shooting victims so far in 2026, according to LMPD weekly statistical reports. LMPD weekly statistical reports also include non-fatal shooting statistics and total criminal shooting figures.
The investigative work now falls to LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Squad, a specialized team of 16 detectives, two sergeants, and federal ATF agents, as reported by WDRB. The squad handles investigative work on non-fatal shootings.
Broader Toll of Gun Violence in Louisville
Should charges be filed, the shooting could be evaluated under Kentucky law.
The Hartwell Court shooting also fits into a much larger pattern documented by Louisville Metro's Office of Violence Prevention. Between 2020 and 2025, more than 2,700 people survived non-fatal shootings in the city while nearly 900 people died in homicides. The office also documents broader trends in Louisville's gun violence. According to the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center at the University of Kentucky, its annual report examines nonfatal firearm injuries in Kentucky from January 1, 2020, through September 30, 2025.
