Louisville cops blame dispute for gunfire near youth football game
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cops on Friday blamed a dispute for the barrage of shots in a Louisville, Kentucky park that left two people dead and five others wounded.
Cops initially said four had been wounded in the Thanksgiving Day shooting in Shawnee Park.
They said at a press conference that there are no suspects.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lt. Emily McKinley said the dispute involved a group of people who had gathered in the park, according to Fox affiliate WDRB-TV.
“During that dispute some weapons were pulled and shots were fired,” she said.
Cops believe the gunfire involved more than 20 shots. Not far away was a gathering of men, women, children--and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer-- as part of an annual Thanksgiving Day football tradition known as the Juice Bowl.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}McKinley said those involved in the shooting weren't at the park for the Juice Bowl.
A source told the Louisville Courier-Journal that police believe a man in his 60s bumped a younger man’s motorcycle, sparking the dispute.
Cops have not identified any of the victims, including the two who were killed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}McKinley said investigators have talked to some of the injured victims.
Coaches told WDRB Thursday that they scrambled to get players to a safe place as police evacuated the park.
"There are people who won't make it home to the Thanksgiving table," one coach told the television station.