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Coroner identifies boy shot and killed in Wyandotte neighborhood

14-year-old Javarius Hendrix was shot in the 900 block of Brentwood Avenue on Sunday, police said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Metro Police are investigating after a 14-year-old was shot and killed in Louisville’s Wyandotte neighborhood.

Officers responded to the 900 block of Brentwood Avenue around 3 p.m. Sunday and found the boy who had sustained a gunshot wound.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. On Monday, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the teen as Javarius Hendrix.

According to department spokesperson Dwight Mitchell, all parties have been accounted for.

If you have any other information that can help police in this investigation, you are asked to call the Anonymous Tip Line at (502) 574-LMPD or use their online Crime Tip Portal.

The Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

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