Reward offered for information in shooting death of Old Louisville teen

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Louisville’s fatal shooting statistics continue to rise in 2024, and one family in Old Louisville is feeling the reality of that impact.

The father of a 15-year-old shot and killed in Old Louisville on Wednesday is taking his own steps to bring those responsible to justice.

LMPD responded to the shooting at 3rd and St. Catherine streets around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police found 15-year-old Timothy Berry with multiple gunshot wounds.

The barrage of police lights blocked out the unthinkable for Tim Berry – his son had been killed.

“I was working a block and a half away so I could see all the cars,” Berry said. “I just didn’t know it was him. He texted me and said he was 10 minutes away and never showed up.”

Timothy was walking through Old Louisville on his way to his father’s job. Instead, he was shot to death in the middle of the afternoon with a gunshot wound to the head.

“These cockroaches don’t just wait for the lights to go out. They walk during the day,” Berry said.

Berry said UofL doctors told him the shooting may have been a robbery gone wrong, but he has yet to hear anything further from police about the investigation.

Berry said her son was a sophomore at Jeffersontown High School. He was a curly-haired teenager who loved his girlfriend, kickboxing, playing video games and going on adventures with his father. Timothy wanted to be a chef when he grew up.

“He was so funny. He was such a kind boy too. He was sweet,” Berry said. “He wasn’t a street kid, not that there’s anything wrong with him. He shouldn’t be here playing and getting involved in something. It just wasn’t him.

His son’s death marks the fifth teenager shot and killed in the Louisville metro area since late September.

A young woman shot and killed in Okolona on Thursday night could bring that number to six. His age was still unknown as of Friday afternoon.

Police believe the shooting happened in the area of Preston Highway and Outer Loop.

Both her case and Timothy’s are like the rest, with no suspects in custody.

Berry is making sure her son’s case doesn’t continue like this.

“I don’t want him to be just another number,” Berry said.

Berry is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of those responsible.

“I still don’t know what the police found out,” Berry said. “But we are here and we will follow all paths.”

The deaths of the two young men now put Louisville above the number of fatal shootings by this time in 2023, tying its 2022 numbers at 127.

The LMPD Homicide Unit is investigating. There are no known suspects.

Anyone with information can call the police department’s anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the online service LMPD Crime Tips Portal.