Man shoots himself on bridge then falls into river, Louisville KY
WeaponsA man sitting on the edge of the I-65 bridge in Louisville shot himself multiple times, including in both legs and the head. Witnesses heard two to three gunshots before he fell headfirst off the bridge into the river below. Authorities have found one shell casing on the bridge and are investigating the scene.
Audio|Source: Louisville Metro Police 3 - Divisions 1 and 2
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Transcript:
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Slovakia. Myself and three Charlie are under the 65 bridge. Where's the body end of the way she's up?
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Please.
00:11
Sorry, by this two shots.
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119. Any units that talk to any witnesses, are they confirmed any kind of shooting or just that they fell off the bridge?
00:26
Confirmed, we've had multiple say he was sitting on the edge, the next thing they knew, like,
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sitting on the edge outside of the railing, and then they heard two to three gunshots,
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and then he fell over,
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drop it down headfirst.
00:41
If that's the big four bridge, then you got multiple views saying that we need to shut down the bridge from our side.
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Radio,
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can you see if Dersfield can have us out, shut down the other side for now, so we can confirm.
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Sample.
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Beggler, you're clear as our arrest.
01:02
Sixth century four.
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119 ejection CD has already shut down their side.
01:16
They might make contact with the guy with the scooter that's coming down River Road. He said he was going to talk to some officers.
01:24
One beggar, he's with me. He's a witness subject.
01:28
He's saying the three gunshots are because he shot himself in both the legs and in the head.
01:40
He takes the bigger radio. Please figure.
01:48
You hold me out, Jefferson at 7th Street,
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I don't know, walk up, right next to the courthouse.
01:58
Okay, Jefferson and 7th.
02:05
Number five, one of the cars up on the bridge.
02:12
We all think it's that pillar that is pretty much underneath that explorer up there or the one further on the river.
02:20
The witness is between the two and three pillars.
02:29
We're up between the two and three pillars. We're in the area right here.
02:36
Rose K, reviews in the area.
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119, I don't know if this is what you have happened on. No one has said it's a wider (name withheld) male, possibly 30s, wearing a maroon, sweater, shirt,
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possibly found themselves in the leg,
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and maybe once the head after that, and then go there.
02:59
First count a wider (name withheld) male in the 30s. Go ahead.
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We have this on camera. He went off, looks like, almost directly in the middle of the bridge. I can get someone in a picture of this guy if they want it.
03:12
Stand 419.
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119. I'll call them directly.
03:19
If RTCC[1] can kind of hone in the officers that are up all bridge now, we can block that area off for you know that's needed crowning tape it up.
03:26
Keep anybody out.
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One sudden, John Baker, we're up here just direct us.
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Please three RTCC[1].
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Tenforth, anybody, we're trying to move cameras to interrupt.
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Thanks, sir.
03:44
I'm just going to stand where I'm at for right now.
03:51
... Now, I'll see.
03:54
Free out of Matt, one foot six.
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One nineteen to one fourteen Baker. Are you staged there at the base?
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Sam, before we have two units and this taped off, so I can flex for any to me.
04:08
Good for, thank you. You should have people probably coming down your way to you. We can let them go.
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TENCO.
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RTCC[1] already.
04:21
He also turned on the bridge. If you head south past the benches on the westbound side, he jumped off about there.
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I'm okay. Do you see me?
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Inform.
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These ones right here that I'm standing in front of.
04:44
Yes, sir. It's going to be those benches a little bit south.
04:52
Go, 213 Maker, 215, Charlie.
04:58
Both units have a domestic 3037 Dumanel Street female caller advised fear for her husband's been meeting her for the last couple days waiting in her vehicle, husband's still at home.
05:10
Did not give me a vehicle description of that.
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Everybody, we're both okay.
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117.
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19 can be home in Trouble On 2 for multiple dual and I was finding.
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19 fires launch in their drone.
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Simple thank you.
05:37
Oh, sir.
05:42
113 Charlie Radio.
05:44
I can't tell from the bank there's a pretty large item floating directly underneath the walking bridge about where everyone's standing.
05:56
Okay.
05:58
Okay.
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I have two very far over time.
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We're okay.
06:07
Yeah.
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19 radio?
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119.
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RTPC is going to try to confirm, but as of now, it looks like he came from the Indiana side too. I have been working on, seeing if he got out of any kind of vehicle, if you want to let Jeffersonville know as well.
06:25
If they have anything on their end, they could see maybe from a vehicle he came from?
06:29
Stand for.
06:31
I'm sending pot back to the river unit. Can you check in between the third and fourth pillar or something floating on the, I guess you said, at each side?
06:41
See it, I see what you're looking at.
06:48
179Baker Radio. We do have one shell casing up here for a 40.
06:53
Those count one shell casing found.
06:59
River 5, that item underneath the bridge is just going to be a piece of driftwood.
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RTCC: Real-Time Crime Center
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I-65, Louisville, KY
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