Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Chief of Police Robert Schroeder publicly identified the two officers who were shot Wednesday evening.
Major Aubrey Gregory and Officer Robinson Desroches were shot at about 8:30 p.m., and are expected to survive their injuries, Schroeder said during a Thursday morning press conference.
Gregory was commanding the department’s special operations division Wednesday night at the time that he was shot in the leg, Schroeder said. Gregory was taken to a hospital to treat his injuries and has been released, according to the police chief.
Desroches was also responding to protests in Louisville Wednesday night at the time of the shooting and was struck in the abdomen, Schroeder said.
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Mayor Greg Fischer said Desroches underwent “significant” surgeries to treat his injuries but was in stable condition Thursday morning and is expected to recover.
Police took one suspect into custody Wednesday night in connection with the shooting, a 26-year-old man Schroeder identified Thursday morning as Larynzo Johnson. Officers with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Louisville are assisting in the investigation and have asked witnesses to contact them with any information they may have about the shooting.
Schroeder said it was too early in the investigation to say if Johnson was a protest participant or what the shooter’s motive may have been.
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Newsweek reached out to LMPD for further comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
