LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Louisville Metro police said an arrest was made Tuesday afternoon after a homicide happened earlier that morning.
An arrest citation states James Oscar Reece, 21, of Louisville, was charged with two counts of fleeing and evading police after he was driving the vehicle used during the homicide.
Detectives reportedly tried to stop his vehicle near Taylor Boulevard and Huntoon Avenue. Police said the SWAT Team then used a grappler, but it failed and the vehicle broke free. The vehicle eventually stopped on Kahlert Avenue and police said Reece tried to run away before eventually being taken into custody before 3 p.m. Reece was booked at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC).
Earlier in the day, Louisville Metro police officers were called at about 3 a.m. to a shooting on Greenwood Road at the Greenwood Boat Ramp. A man who had been shot was found there and he died shortly after EMS took him to University of Louisville Hospital. Another man had walked into the hospital to get treated for a gunshot wound reportedly from the same incident. The relationship of the victims, if any, isn’t currently known.
The LMPD Homicide Unit is still investigating that shooting. Anyone with information can call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the anonymous
