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LMPD officer shoots and injures murder suspect

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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A Louisville Metro Police officer has shot and injured a suspected murderer near 32nd and Garland in the city's west end.

LMPD spokesperson Alicia Smiley said the officer shot a woman who had shot and killed another woman. The suspect was transported to University Hospital. Her condition is not known.

The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

It is not known exactly what prompted the officer to shoot the suspected killer nor is it known whether the incident is related to a mass shooting earlier in the afternoon a few houses down at 1010 South 32nd Street. Two people were killed and two others were injured in that shooting.

Click here for more information about the shootings at 1010 South 32nd Street.

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