2 LMPD officers shot in downtown Louisville with non-life-threatening injuries; suspect in custody

2 LMPD officers shot in downtown Louisville sustain non-life-threatening injuries; suspect in custodyShow more

Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for Breonna Taylor’s death and protesters took to the streets, authorities said two officers were shot and wounded Wednesday night during violent street protests.

A suspect is in custody after two Louisville Metro police officers were wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening downtown.

He's been identified as Larynzo Johnson. He's charged with 14 counts of wanton endangerment on police officer and two counts of assault on police officer.

As of Thursday, his bond as not been set and he won't be arraigned until Friday.

The shootings occurred sometime before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Brook Street and Broadway.

Schroeder said the officers were responding to South Brook and East College streets on reports of a shooting and a large crowd in the area when they were shot. 

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tweeted a video Wednesday night with a message on the day's events in the state, protests in Louisville and the shooting that injured the two LMPD officers.

"Many people are feeling powerful emotions. Whether that's frustration, anger, concern, and many people have been out on the streets, especially in Louisville tonight, giving voice to those emotions," Beshear said. "But sadly, we have seen at least one individual turn what were not violent ways of expressing ourselves, into the shooting of at least two law enforcement officers. We know that the answer to violence, is never violence, and we are thinking about those two officers and their families tonight."

Beshear also had a message for protesters: Go home.

"Go home tonight. There will be many times over the coming days where there will be an opportunity to be heard and so many people are listening right now. As your governor, I've promised to listen," he said.

Amy McGrath, the democratic candidate running to unseat Sen. Mitch McConnell as Kentucky senator, Tweeted that the shooting was "unacceptable," and that the focus of protests needs to be on "tearing down systemic injustices, not tearing down our communities or harming each other.

"Praying for the two police officers that were shot tonight in Louisville, Kentucky. The Federal Government stands behind you and is ready to help," president Trump said, adding that he had talked to Gov. Beshear and that they were "prepared to work together, immediately upon request." 

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https://www.wlky.com/article/lmpd-officer-wounded-in-downtown-shooting/34133637#

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