2 hospitalized, 1 in critical condition after shooting at PRP, Male football game

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two people are in the hospital after a shooting at the Pleasure Ridge Park, Male football game Sunday night.

LMPD responded to a call of a trouble run for crowd control at 7:15 p.m.

Just past 8 p.m., there was a report of shots from the parking lot area. When LMPD officers found a juvenile male who had been shot multiple times. They were taken to UofL Hospital and is in critical condition.

A short time later, a second juvenile arrived at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. They are expected to live.

Moments prior to the shooting, a PRP player was being tended to on the ground with 2:03 left in the game. After shots rang out, that player was still being tended to with an AED as his heart had stopped. An ambulance was called to pick that player up.

A Male player also left the field with an injury shortly before shots rang out.

JCPS sent the following letter to PRP and Male families following the shooting:

LMPD's homicide unit is conducting the investigation. An LMPD spokesperson said investigators are pursuing leads, but there is no suspect information at this time.

LMPD is also asking residents in the area to check home video systems for suspicious persons as they have "good reason to believe" people involved in the shooting might have fled through the residential area around PRP High School.

PRP asks that anyone with information or video called 502-574-LMPD.