Man wanted for questioning in connection to Park Hill double homicide fatally shoots himself

South Brook Street(WAVE News)
Published: May 1, 2024 at 2:31 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville police said a SWAT standoff Wednesday afternoon on South Brook Street ended with a man taking his life.

The man was wanted for questioning in connection to a double homicide that happened in the Park Hill neighborhood on Saturday. Two people, a man and woman, were found shot to death in the 1700 block of West Ormsby Avenue that night.

Police said they were serving an unrelated warrant Wednesday afternoon, and after nearly an hour, they found through surveillance that the man had shot himself.

LMPD’s Public Integrity Unit is handling the investigation.