On Sunday evening, there was a woman shot by an officer in the Valley Station neighborhood, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said officers responded to a scene on the 9100 block of Chenault Road around 5:42 p.m.
When officers arrived on scene, they saw a woman holding and waving a gun in the middle of the street.
Villaroel said officers instructed the woman to drop the weapon multiple times and she refused. The woman then continued to advance toward the officers.
Officers fired upon the woman, and she was given aid immediately. The weapon was also recovered.
According to Louisville Metro Police Department spokesperson Alicia Smiley, the woman was alert, conscious and talking while being taken to the hospital.
Officials said no officers were injured in the incident.
On Monday, Louisville Metro Police Department said the woman shot is at University Hospital in stable condition being treated for her injuries.
Kentucky State Police will be the lead in this investigation.
Source: WAVE
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