Louisville police seek suspect in woman's death after shooting at bus stop

Louisville police were searching for a suspect who fatally shot a woman walking with her child near a bus stop where school children were gathered.

The shooting around 8 a.m. on Wednesday was near several children, Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey said. 

Officers received tips from witnesses that led to the questioning of a 15-year-old boy shortly after the shooting, but he was later released after it was deemed he was not the shooter.

Humphrey called on the community to come forward with information about the suspect, who remained at large Thursday.

Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood said the shooting was “an unspeakable act of violence ... at a bus stop witnessed by innocent young children.”

Officials have not identified the woman. People who knew her told news outlets she was walking her child to the school bus stop.

The same neighborhood area near downtown Louisville was the scene of another morning shooting last week when a suspect fired a gun and fled, Louisville police said. School children were in the area for the first day of school and could hear the gunshots, police said.

Humphrey said Wednesday that police had monitored the bus stop after last week’s shooting, but were not there when Wednesday’s shooting occurred.