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Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsTwo Louisville Metro Police officers were shot in downtown Louisville Wednesday night, just eight hours after an indictment was returned in the Breonna Taylor case.Interim LMPD chief Robert Schroeder confirmed two officers were shot and sustained non life-threatening injuries. One officer is in surgery, and the other is alert and in stable condition.Schroeder said a suspect was taken into custody but did not identify that individual or share possible charges. He was identified Thursday morning as Larynzo Johnson, of Louisville.One officer was shot in the abdomen below their bulletproof vest and is in surgery, and a second was shot in the thigh, according to a source with knowledge of the situation."I am very concerned about the safety of our officers," Schroeder said.&nbsp;"Obviously we’ve had two officers shot tonight, and that is very serious. ... I think the safety of our officers and the community we serve is of the utmost importance."The shooting occurred at South Brook Street and Broadway Avenue, according to MetroSafe.Max Gersh, a photographer working for The Courier Journal, said he saw "a line of officers move toward a gas station with rifles up. Shortly after, they had somebody pinned to the ground and cuffed." He said he wasn't there when the officers got shot.RECAP:hat happened Wednesday after the Breonna Taylor decision was announcedReporter Mandy McLaren said a group of Courier Journal staff members were about a block away from a possible disturbance and saw officers huddled behind a large white truck with weapons drawn.A bystander on a street corner said they’d heard gunshots not long before, and police cruiser lights were visible at the intersection of Broadway and First Street. Dozens of LMPD officers made a line across Broadway to stop eastbound traffic and there was some confrontation with protesters.It appeared that officers then observed a possible suspect and began a foot chase, going west on Broadway.There had been 46 arrests Wednesday as of 11&nbsp;p.m., according to LMPD spokesman Lamont Washington.Gov. Andy Beshear posted a video just after 10:30 p.m. asking everyone in Louisville to go home."Sadly we have seen at least one individual turn what were nonviolent ways of expressing ourselves into the shooting of at least two law enforcmene officers," Beshear said.&nbsp;"We know that the answer to violence is never violence,&nbsp;and we are thinking about those two officers and their families tonight."So I'm asking everybody, please, go home. Go home tonight. There will be many times over the coming days where there will be an opportunity to be heard, and so many people are listening right now."President Donald Trump said in a tweet he spoke with Beshear about the shootings."Praying for the two police officers that were shot tonight in Louisville, Kentucky," Trump wrote in the tweet.&nbsp;"The Federal Government stands behind you and is ready to help."Meanwhile, Democratic presidential nominee J as they await the results of an ongoing federal investigation.&nbsp;"Even amidst the profound grief &amp; anger today's decision generated, violence is never &amp; can never be the answer."&nbsp;This story will be updated.View Comments

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsTwo Louisville Metro Police officers were shot in downtown Louisville Wednesday night, just eight hours after an indictment was returned in the Breonna Taylor case.Interim LMPD chief Robert Schroeder confirmed two officers were shot and sustained non life-threatening injuries. One officer is in surgery, and the other is alert and in stable condition.Schroeder said a suspect was taken into custody but did not identify that individual or share possible charges. He was identified Thursday morning as Larynzo Johnson, of Louisville.One officer was shot in...

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