Arrest made in Louisville triple shooting that killed father of 5

Published: Sep. 6, 2024 at 3:29 PM EDT
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The man accused of shooting three people in the parking lot of an Old Louisville business was arrested in Mississippi.

Desmond Shaw, 35, is facing charges of murder, assault, criminal mischief and firearm theft. On July 22, a witness to the shooting said they saw Shaw coming out of the laundromat At 4th and East Oak Street, firing shots at a car in the parking lot.

Three people inside the car, a man and two women, were shot. The man, later identified as 36-year-old Jaron Starling, was killed. The two women in the car were not seriously injured. One of the women was Starling’s girlfriend.

WAVE spoke to Starling’s girlfriend, who said he was a father to five children.

Shaw was arrested in Coffeeville, Mississippi on Aug. 30.