Police chased a vehicle from Oldham County to west Louisville after a 16-year-old was shot in La Grange.
According to Louisville Metro Police, officers responded to a request at around 4:23 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, to assist with a vehicle pursuit that started in Oldham County.
A post later made by the La Grange Police Department stated they received reports of a shooting in the 1600 block of Bentances Court at around 4:11 p.m.
Officers found a 16-year-old boy at the scene who had been shot, and were told by initial calls that three people in a black Chevy Malibu fled the area.
Oldham County Police then located the car on I-71, starting the chase into the Louisville Metro area.
The chase ended in the area of 41st Street and West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, where LLouisville Metro Policd discovered an occupant in the vehicle had been shot during the incident outside of Jefferson County.
La Grange Police stated the other two occupants in the car fled either before or at the end of the pursuit.
The occupant was taken to UofL Hospital by EMS, where he is expected to survive, while the 16-year-old was also taken to UofL Hospital, but his condition remains unknown.
The case is still under investigation.
Anyone with potential information is asked to call the La Grange Police Department at (502) 225-0444, Oldham County Dispatch (502) 222-0111, or to send an email tip to reportinfo@lagrangepoliceky.org.
Source: WAVE
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