UPDATE: Coroner reveals identity of teenager killed in Shawnee neighborhood shooting

Louisville Metro Police are currently investigating a deadly shooting in the Shawnee neighborhood.(James Dobson/WAVE 3 News)
Published: Mar. 8, 2020 at 1:24 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has revealed the identity of the teenager shot and killed in the Shawnee neighborhood Saturday afternoon.

According to Deputy Coroner Mark Wampler, 17-year-old Solomon Henderson died due to gunshot wounds on the 4000 block of West Broadway at 3:50 p.m. The manner of death has been revealed as a homicide.

Louisville Metro Police confirmed that calls came in around 3:34 p.m. Saturday on reports of a shooting at the intersection of 41st and Broadway.

Once officers arrived, they found one victim, later revealed as Henderson, suffering from gunshot wounds.

Police said that the shooting likely did not occur at this location and are investigating where the incident initially happened.

LMPD’s Homicide Unit is currently investigating this case.

Anyone with any information is asked to call LMPD at (502) 574-LMPD (5673).

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