SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. — A man is in custody after firing several rounds at Frank E. Simon Park visitors in Shepherdsville Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Detective Casey Clark said he's thankful no one is in the hospital after an act of violence he says wasn't random.
According to an arrest citation from the Shepherdsville Police Department (SPD), 42-year-old Amit Anthony was charged with assault and wanton endangerment for firing the shots.
The arrest citation says seven people were involved in the shooting including two children under the age of one. SPD said Anthony fired one round into the pavement which caused shrapnel to enter the side of a victim.
Detective Clark said all injuries from the debris were minor.
"Incredibly lucky," Clark said.
Detective Clark told us Thursday that Anthony had previously pursued one of the women who was at the park Wednesday night. It was the day before, at a nearby Walmart, when he approached her.
"The suspect stated he was a personal trainer, that he wanted to take her on a date -- asking for her phone number [and] her address," Detective Clark said.
Police say it led Anthony to somehow track the woman, and to later approach her and her family a day later -- putting children at risk.
Anthony is currently being held at the Bullitt County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond.
Shepherdsville PD is assuring families not to feel worried about coming to the park, saying it's safe. Detective Clark says he expects Anthony's charges to lead to a prison sentence.
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