It's the first time we heard
from the wife of Tommy Elliott,
one of the victims killed in
the old National Bank shooting,
describing the day her family
first fell victim to gun violen.
I experienced with gun violence
started on April 10th, when four
bullet holes ripped through my
husband's body and created that
familiar. Dark Cabinets Hole called Grief.
Mariana Elliott joined several
families impacted by gun violence this
morning in the Shawnee neighbor,
sharing their stories and
pleading for any and all ideas
to help them curb these crimes.
So at some point, we need to end
this because this is senseless.
It's traumatic.
I am like other mothers.
My husband's like other fathers.
We're losing our children.
Like, they're just expendable,
and they're not.
No parents should weary they ch.
Many of those in attendance tody
pledged money toward a competitn
of sorts that's open to the pubc
wanting you to come up with thet
idea to end gun violence and get $1000.
By the end of that news confere,
that dollar amount surged to
$4000 for the winner.
The Crescent Hill Community Coul
is sponsoring this competition.
The deadline to submit your
idea is October 4th.
The winner will be awarded on January 4th,
and we now know the names of the two people
dead from a murder suicide in Okolona.
Monday, police were called to an apartment
near Jefferson Mall on a welfare check.
That's where they found the bodies of
Tameka Hunt and John Whiteside Junior.
Preliminary reports indicate Whiteside shot
Hunt and then turned the gun on himself.
Homicides are up 9% that since this time
last year and non deadly shootings are
also up by about 2% according to LMPD.
Our Isaiah Kim Martinez spoke ta
group hoping to reach a different crowd
while working to get those numbers down.
Well,
even on a holiday the tight grif
gun violence is being felt acros
the country and here in Louisvi.
Multiple shootings over the last 24 hours.
Moms Demand Action letting
folks know how they can help.
It's as simple as scanning a QRe
or filling out a form signing uo
try to be a part of the solutio.
The Louisville chapter of the
national group Moms Demand Actin
was busy at their booth here in
Crescent Hill on the 4th of Jul.
Things have gotten worse because sadly,
as we know, 3.
Mass shootings already today,
the issue isn't going away.
It's completely out of hand.
And a fix,
Kathy Mika says,
starts with acknowledgement.
Like
today, we would talk to people o
are aware of the problem and tro
get them involved in helping solve it.
And we also talk to people who
aren't aware of the scope and se
of the problem to let them know
how big a problem this is for or
country and how many people we .
Mikas is the current state
data lead for the group who
she's been with for 10 years.
Tuesday, they urged folks in
Louisville to reach out to thei.
Legislators letting them know
what they'd like changed. What
can we do to stop the violence
before people start shooting?
So we need to have more people speaking out.
Moms Demand Action is also pleading for
gun owners to lock up their firs
both at home and in their cars.
Neither is required under Kentucky law.
People in your household safer p
representatives also discussed
the issue of suicide rates.
What Mika's confirms is one of e
primary drivers of gun related deaths.
It can be an overwhelming
problem to tackle all at once,
but on this holiday the hope is to address
it one step at a time in Louisv.
Isaiah Kim Martinez WHAS 11 On your side
If you'd like to get involved
with Mom's demand action,
you can text Ready to the number there at
the bottom of your screen. It's 64433.
A nationwide UPS strike is looming after
negotiations end without a cont.
Union members say UPS walked away around
4:00 AM today after presenting n
unacceptable offer to the Teamsters union.
A Teamster said this multi
billion dollar corporation has
plenty to give American workers.
They just don't want to.
UPS had a choice to make and they have
clearly chosen to go down the wrong Rd.
In response to this,
UPS encouraged Teamsters to return to
the negotiations table saying q.
We have nearly a month left to negotiate.
We have not walked away,
and the union has a responsibily
to remain at the table.
The current union contract
expires at the end of the month.
Today, the organization Friendsf
Louisville Public Art will given
update on its fighter reinstall,
the controversial John Castleman statue.
The argument centers around
Castleman's background.
He was one of the founding faths
of the Louisville park system.
But also fought for the Confedey
during the Civil War.
His statue was repeatedly vandad
during the Breonna Taylor protet
back in 2020 and soon taken
down and put into storage.
Then, just in May,
the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled
the statue is improperly remove.
The case is now in the hands ofe
Jefferson County Circuit Court,
and Friends of Louisville Public Art is
set to address the court battle today.
In the next 10 minutes,
we'll be there and we'll let
you know what happens.
Right now,
the town of Clarksville is undea
boil water advisory after a watr
main broke early this morning.
Take a look at the tweet from Ck
County Health Department highlighting
the area it's working on to fix the issues.
Clarksville is under that boil r
advisory for the next 24 hours.
One person had died after a motorcycle
crash in Jeffersonville Tuesday morning.
Responders there were called to E 10th St.
just before 1:30.
We're told the driver of the
motorcycle crashed with another.
The motorcyclist died at U of L Hospital.
Jeffersonville police said the e
of that accident is still under
investigation right now in Hardin County.
Crews are searching the Nolan Rr
around the Glendale area for a missing man.
Emergency Manager Joey Scott sa.
A 36 year old disappeared in tht
area on Saturday.
Three different counties are
involved in this search.
We have a crew there and we'll
have an update tonight for you
beginning at 4-5 and six.
Funeral arrangements have been announced for
fallen State Indiana Trooper Aaron Smith.
The visitation will be this Thuy
from 2:00 to 8:00 PM at Emanuel Church,
Greenwood Campus.
Trooper Smith was killed while
helping in the chase of a stolen
car and deploying stop sticks.
The funeral will be held at
the Emanuel Church,
Greenwood Campus this Friday at 11:00 AM.
A woman recovering after she
was pulled from underneath a
15 foot trench that collapsed on top of her.
This all happened in Cave City,
just about an hour and a
half South of Louisville.
First responders say they spente
hours over the weekend rescuing.
She was taken to U of L
Hospital for treatment.
Scary situation there.