Josh Wood

1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Josh Wood

LMPD Sgt. Kristopher Pedigo shot 55-year-old Daniel Gish inside a residence on April 26. Gish’s daughter called 911 reporting her father was drunk, armed and suicidal. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation before Gish was shot in the wrist by Pedigo, according to body camera video. Louisville Metro Police officials shared new details and body camera footage from an April 26 incident in which a veteran officer shot a man with a rifle, leaving him hospitalized. In that shooting, Sgt.

1 week ago | courier-journal.com | Josh Wood

Six DOJ attorneys pursuing the enforcement of Louisville’s consent decree were removed on May 2. The move follows a recent executive order calling for the review of consent decrees, as well as a mass exodus of DOJ Civil Rights Division staffers. The consent decree cannot go into effect without the approval of a federal judge. City officials say they will continue with police reforms regardless of the consent decree’s fate.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Josh Wood

A Louisville Metro Police officer who, alongside his wife, was accused of sexual misconduct at a pool party at their home in 2020 has been suspended for 15 days, according to an internal discipline document obtained by The Courier Journal under Kentucky's open records law. In a lawsuit filed last year, Sgt. Lauren Carby alleged Lt. Jeff Lauder prepositioned her for sex at the party with the encouragement of his wife, Maj. Shannon Lauder, who previously led LMPD's First Division.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Josh Wood

In a statement sent out by the White House on Saturday morning ahead of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, President Donald Trump praised the race as “an iconic American institution and an elegant celebration of our culture, customs, and unwavering competitive spirit.” The president, who last attended the Derby in 2022, pointed to the distant past in his statement, saying “the promise of Manifest Destiny was beating in the hearts of the 10,000 spectators” gathered at Louisville's...

2 weeks ago | courier-journal.com | Josh Wood

Josh WoodLouisville Courier JournalArmelle Bondonga, a Congolese native living in Louisville, was inspired to activism by the police killing of Breonna Taylor. The Race4Justice raises money for local social justice organizations and keeps Taylor's legacy alive. Armelle Bondonga moved to Louisville as a high school sophomore in early 2020, just before COVID-19 shut the city down and just before a botched Louisville Metro Police raid killed Breonna Taylor.