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LMPD Investigating City’s First Homicide Of 2019

Posted at 10:26 AM, Jan 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-01 10:29:46-05

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE 3) – Louisville had its first homicide of 2019 three hours into the new year.

According to WAVE 3 News, the call was dispatched at 3:15 a.m. in the Parkland neighborhood.

Officers found a deceased man in an alley near the parking lot across from Cole’s Place nightclub, which closed in November. Police say there were no witnesses, and it’s unknown if there was a New Year’s Eve event at the former nightclub.

The victim is described as a black male, in his 20′s or 30′s. His name has not been released.