The Latest: 2 being questioned in shooting near Derby parade
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The Latest on a shooting near the route of the Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade on Thursday (all times local):
9 p.m.
Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad says two teenage boys have been taken into custody and are being questioned after a shooting near the route of the Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade that injured two other teens.
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He says a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening in the shooting Thursday evening.
The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. in downtown Louisville near the parade route. The parade began at 5 p.m., and people were lining the streets to watch.
Conrad said at a news conference that officers apprehended the two 15-year-olds within minutes of the shooting. He said it's believed the three boys know each other but believe the girl was "an innocent bystander."
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said 100,000 or more people attended the parade, one of the events held during a week of festivities leading up to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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7:20 p.m.
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Louisville police say two people have been shot near the route of the Kentucky Derby Festival's Pegasus Parade.
Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley says both people were taken to a hospital with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening. She did not have ages or other identifying information about the victims.
Smiley said the shooting occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the area of Fourth Street and Broadway, a main intersection in downtown Louisville that is along the parade route. The parade began at 5 p.m., and people were lining the streets to watch.