LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man was arrested Friday in relation to a fatal shooting that happened in April.
Around 2:40 a.m., Louisville Metro Police responded to a shooting in the 400 block of North 25th Street, according to an LMPD press release. This is in the Portland neighborhood.
Officers at the scene found 33-year-old Samantha Thompson with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to UofL Hospital where she died soon after her arrival.
According to the arrest citation, a witness said Thompson and 35-year-old Ivan Caulder were in a "physical altercation" when he pulled out a handgun and shot her once.
The witness positively identified Caulder as the person who shot Thompson, the citation said.
He was charged with murder and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
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