Three Shot Dead Outside Driver's Licensing Office in Louisville, KY; Suspect at Large [View all]

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Source: ABC News

Three people were shot and killed in a parking lot outside a driver's licensing office in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, police said.

A male victim died at the scene while two female victims died at a hospital, Louisville police said. No suspect is in custody, police said. Witnesses said the suspect appeared to flee the scene, according to police.

"There does not seem to be a public threat," police said at a news conference.

Authorities didn't discuss any potential connection between the victims.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-shot-dead-drivers-licensing-office-louisville-suspects/story?id=119052937

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The killer is on the loose and the police said "there does not seem to be a public threat?"

In an average year, 827 people die and 1,857 are wounded by guns in Kentucky. The Bluegrass State has the 11th-highest rate of gun violence in the US. Gun deaths and injuries cost Kentucky $9.6 billion each year, of which $183.4 million is paid by taxpayers.

In Kentucky, 54.6% of adults have firearms at home. Licenses in 2021: 108,833



This photo of an unidentified child at a shooting range was taken in Kentucky years ago. (Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Sources:

https://everystat.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gun-Violence-in-Kentucky-2024-05.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/26/