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Victim of city's first homicide of 2022 identified

The victim died following a shooting on Smyrna Road and Outer Loop in Highview Saturday evening.
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Smyrna Parkway and Outer Loop shooting scene

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man who was found shot to death inside of a vehicle in Highview Saturday evening has been identified.

The Jefferson County Coroner said 39-year-old Thaddeus Hudson died from a gunshot wound.

Metro Police’s 7th Division responded to Smyrna Parkway and Outer Loop following reports of the shooting around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Officers said they found two vehicles involved in some type of incident. Hudson’s body was found in one of the vehicles with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not disclose what may have led up to the shooting but said all parties had been accounted for.

Hudson’s death marked the first homicide in Louisville in 2022, following a year of record-breaking violence.

The city ended 2021 with 188 homicides.

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