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Police identify woman killed in shooting in Parkland neighborhood

This was the fourth homicide of the year; as of Thursday morning there have been a total of six homicides in Louisville.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman is dead after a shooting in Louisville's Parkland neighborhood on Tuesday morning.

Around 2 a.m., Louisville Metro Police officers responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of West Kentucky Street, according to an LMPD press release.

Officers found Sherry Allen, 43, suffering from a gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead on the scene.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is handling the investigation; there are currently no suspects, officials say.

Anyone with information is asked to call LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or to utilize LMPD's anonymous Crime Tip Portal online.

This was the fourth homicide of the year in Louisville.

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