LOUISVILLE STRIKES AGAIN: TWO SHOT IN PARKLAND — AND THE CITY KEEPS SCROLLING
LOUISVILLE, KY — Another weekend, another round of gunfire in the city’s Parkland neighborhood. On Sunday afternoon, at just past 2:00 PM, two men were shot in broad daylight on the 800 block of South 33rd Street — a corner that’s no stranger to sirens, shell casings, and shrugged shoulders.
According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, the call came in while most people were still digesting brunch or avoiding the group chat. Officers arrived to find two adult male victims suffering from gunshot wounds, bleeding out in the middle of the day like it was just another event on the city calendar. Both men were transported to the hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening, which in Louisville might as well mean “you made it to Monday.”
No Suspects, No Snitches
Despite it being daylight, in a residential area, on a Sunday afternoon, nobody saw anything. Not a description of the shooter, not a direction of travel, not a license plate. As always, the surrounding block experienced a collective case of selective amnesia, a condition that tends to flare up every time gunshots ring out.
Witnesses? What witnesses? Just vibes, sirens, and silence.
Same Story, Different Weekend
This case now sits in the hands of LMPD’s Non-Fatal Shooting Unit — yes, that’s a real department, because this city now has enough gun violence to warrant one. In a place where you can almost set your watch by the sound of a firearm going off, it’s just another entry in the bloated case files of a unit whose name is grimly self-explanatory.
And the neighborhood? Desensitized. Numb. Hardened. The community’s reaction wasn’t fear or outrage — it was resignation. Another “damn,” another “not again,” another afternoon where gunshots beat the heat.
What We Know (and What We Don’t)
- Time: 2:01 PM, June 29
- Place: 800 block of S. 33rd Street
- Victims: Two adult males, hospitalized
- Condition: Non-life-threatening injuries
- Suspects: Unknown
- Eyewitnesses: Allegedly none
- Motive: Still under investigation
How You Can Help
Police are asking anyone with information to call the anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD. If you’ve got surveillance cameras nearby or heard something, say something — or, you know, just keep scrolling and pray it’s not your porch next.
Because in Louisville, “shots fired” isn’t news anymore — it’s background noise.