Police: 2 in custody after shooting near Derby parade

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Police: 2 in custody after shooting near Derby parade

Claire Galofaro, Associated Press

Updated 11:47 pm, Thursday, May 5, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two teenagers were shot near the route of the Kentucky Derby Festival's Pegasus Parade on Thursday, and two 15-year-old boys were being questioned, Louisville police said.

Both victims were taken to a hospital with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening, Police Chief Steve Conrad said. He identified them as a 17-year-old boy believed to be known by the teens who were apprehended and a 14-year-old girl.

"She appears to be an innocent bystander, based on what I know at this time," Conrad said at a news conference.

The shooting occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. in the area of Fourth Street and Broadway, a main intersection in downtown Louisville that is along the parade route. The parade began at 5 p.m., and people were standing and sitting about two deep along the route to watch.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/2-shot-near-route-of-Kentucky-Derby-Festival-7396479.php

[Bayard]

1. That's a shame

Derby Week is such a festive time in Louisville, with the parade, and racing everything imaginable. Hot air balloons, steam boats (the Louisville Belle and the Delta Queen), a rat race, waiters balancing full wine glasses on trays, to name a few. My fave was always the Mini-Marathon. And of course, the Derby this Saturday.