A person was wounded Monday afternoon in a shooting in Louisville's Southside neighborhood, and emergency crews found the victim near the 100 block of West Tenny Avenue just after noon. The victim was treated by EMS at the scene, and the Louisville Metro Police Department is now investigating the shooting.
The Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating the incident, according to WAVE News, which first reported that MetroSafe dispatched emergency crews to the scene after the call came in. MetroSafe is the consolidated communications agency that coordinates 911 calls between LMPD and Louisville Metro EMS across Jefferson County, according to Louisville Metro Government.
A Second Scene Blocks Away Raises Questions
LMPD officers were also called Monday to a shooting scene in the 600 block of South 35th Street, according to the station's report — a location in the Shawnee neighborhood, separate from the Southside address. It remains an open question whether the two calls are connected to a single incident or represent two separate shootings; the same account does not resolve that point, and police have not publicly clarified the relationship between the two locations.
Southside sits within Louisville's Metro Council District 21, per Louisville Metro Government. The 4th Division hosted its annual National Night Out community event at the Americana Community Center on Southside Drive earlier this month, the city noted.
Southside Sits in a Division With Outsized Shooting Numbers
LMPD's 4th Division has recorded 34 non-fatal shooting victims so far in 2026, accounting for a quarter of all such victims across the city's eight police divisions, according to Louisville Metro Police Department statistics. That share stands out even as Louisville's broader violent crime numbers have improved: a “Safe Louisville” public safety report released last month found that homicides fell 22% in 2025 alongside a decline in non-fatal shootings, following the city's comprehensive violent crime reduction plan, as reported by WHAS11.
Zooming out further, Louisville Metro Government records covering 2020 through 2025 show the city recorded nearly 900 homicides — 91% involving firearms — and more than 2,700 non-fatal shooting survivors, according to the city's Office of Violence Prevention. The supplied sources do not establish when the city created the Office of Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods or its mandate.
Tenny Avenue Coverage
The supplied material does not establish details of earlier incidents along the Tenny Avenue corridor.
The supplied material also does not establish details of an earlier incident in the South 35th Street area.
What Comes Next
LMPD is investigating Monday's shooting, but the supplied reports do not identify which unit is handling it. They also do not identify the Non-Fatal Shooting Unit's location, the department chief, or any recent headquarters consolidation.
No arrests have been announced in connection with Monday's shooting. The supplied sources do not establish what charges, if any, could apply under Kentucky law. It is not yet known whether charges will be filed in this case.
