Louisville Metro Police investigate PRP shooting, two injured

Shots fired in the parking lot of Pleasure Ridge Park High School in the middle of a football game Sunday night left two juveniles hospitalized and the perpetrator still unidentified and at large as the Louisville Metropolitan Police search continues Monday morning.

Here’s what you need to know about the incident as well as the two victims, one of whom is said to be in critical condition:

PRP shooting: 2 injured, 1 in critical condition

Police were alerted to reports of shots fired in the parking lot shortly after 8 p.m., according to LMPD spokesman John Bradley.

Officers were already on site at the game to assist school district security officers with crowd control when they were alerted by dispatch to the incident. After officers arrived in the parking lot, officers discovered a juvenile suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim was quickly transported to University of Louisville Hospital, where he was last reported Sunday evening in critical condition.

A second shooting victim was also found and transported to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Bradley said.

The LMPD Homicide Unit is leading the investigation, based on the severity of the first victim’s injuries.

Previously: LMPD says 2 victims hospitalized following football game shooting

Were any football players injured in the PRP shooting?

According to witnesses on the ground, the shooting occurred at the same time as a chaotic scene was unfolding on the football field.

That night, Pleasure Ridge Park High School played Male High School in a game that was originally scheduled for Friday but was delayed due to weather conditions.

Isaac Sowells, an assistant coach for the Malé football team, told the Courier Journal on Sunday evening that two players were injured on the field when gunfire was reported in the school parking lot. According to Sowells, both players were on the ground for approximately three to five minutes before the shooting took place.

After the shots were heard, many fans moved under the stands while players were escorted to the locker room for their safety, according to the principals of both schools in a joint email to parents Sunday evening.

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Has the shooter in the PRP high school incident been arrested?

Louisville Metro Police continue to search for any perpetrators connected to the shooting and have asked residents in the area adjacent to the school to check their home video systems for any suspicious persons who may have used their yard or street to flee . As of Monday morning, no arrests had been announced.

What has JCPS released about the PRP shooting?

Jefferson County Public Schools staff condemned the incident in an email to parents Sunday evening.

“We do not tolerate any form of violence,” the email said. “As a community, we must work together to support each other. If your student would like to talk to someone about what happened, our counseling and mental health teams are always available.

Anyone with video footage or information to share with investigators about the incident was asked to call 574-LMPD.

Contact reporter Rachel Smith at [email protected] or @RachelSmithNews on X, formerly known as Twitter. Reporters Eleanor McCrary, Krista Johnson and Prince James Story contributed to this story.