The body blows keep coming for Louisville, a city I live in and love.  But this one hit me harder for some reason.  And it's sad that these type articles are becoming more common-place.

Woman dies after bus stop shooting in west Louisville, 15-year-old suspect in custody | Crime Reports | wdrb.com

I don't know any more than the article reports, but if I'm correct when you are 15 years old you are roughly a Sophomore in High School.

And this person now has killed someone.  I tried to think of myself back in my Sophomore year in High School and I hunted with my dad on our farm, but

I just don't have the bandwidth to understand bringing a firearm to school and using it on someone.

A very, very sad day in Louisville.

I will however say that I really like our new Chief of Police Paul Humphrey as I think he cares, speaks to the issues and is trying to improve things.

22 minutes ago, Purple88 said:

I will however say that I really like our new Chief of Police Paul Humphrey as I think he cares, speaks to the issues and is trying to improve things.

Louisville hasn't had even a decent police chief in a long time. I'm hoping Humphrey breaks that streak. 

2 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

Louisville hasn't had even a decent police chief in a long time. I'm hoping Humphrey breaks that streak. 

The problem is many big city police chiefs are just pawns in a larger machine.  In other words, there is not much they can do to change anything.  With that said, hopefully Chief Humphrey is a great Chief of Police for the city of Louisville.

From LMPD:

Paul Humphrey was sworn-in as chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department on September 27, 2024. A lifelong Louisville resident, Chief Humphrey joined LMPD as a patrol officer in 2006 following his graduation from the University of Louisville. Early in his career, Humphrey served as a patrol officer and patrol supervisor in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th divisions. A longtime member of the LMPD SWAT Team, Chief Humphrey was promoted to SWAT Team Commander in 2017. He is credited with restructuring the SWAT Team, creating a new culture of improvement and accountability while managing the team’s training, tactical planning, and operating budget. In 2019, Humphrey was chosen to lead the LMPD training division before being promoted to Assistant Chief in 2021.

He is also a St. Xavier grad, fingers crossed here, good luck, Chief. 

On 8/13/2025 at 1:40 PM, theguru said:

The problem is many big city police chiefs are just pawns in a larger machine.  In other words, there is not much they can do to change anything.  With that said, hopefully Chief Humphrey is a great Chief of Police for the city of Louisville.

From LMPD:

Paul Humphrey was sworn-in as chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department on September 27, 2024. A lifelong Louisville resident, Chief Humphrey joined LMPD as a patrol officer in 2006 following his graduation from the University of Louisville. Early in his career, Humphrey served as a patrol officer and patrol supervisor in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th divisions. A longtime member of the LMPD SWAT Team, Chief Humphrey was promoted to SWAT Team Commander in 2017. He is credited with restructuring the SWAT Team, creating a new culture of improvement and accountability while managing the team’s training, tactical planning, and operating budget. In 2019, Humphrey was chosen to lead the LMPD training division before being promoted to Assistant Chief in 2021.

He is also a St. Xavier grad, fingers crossed here, good luck, Chief. 

He was also on St. X board of directors and is good guy. He's good Chief so far.