Louisville Metro Police shot a robbery suspect in the Portland neighborhood on Tuesday.

A MetroSafe supervisor says officers responded to reports of a robbery at the Metro PCS near 26th and Saint Xavier Streets just after noon.

The suspect allegedly shot at the responding officers, who returned fire.

The suspect was hit and was taken to the hospital. There is no word on the suspect's condition.

A neighbor told WDRB she heard 6-12 gunshots, which she said is not unusual.

The neighbor who spoke with us didn't want to be on camera because of the "snitch" mentality in the neighborhood.

A police officer shot a suspect who allegedly shot another person in an altercation near West Buechel on Sunday.

Both people were taken to University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition, said Maj. Frank Hardison, commander of the Louisville Metro Police public integrity unit.

Hardison said witnesses notified a West Buechel officer about the altercation in the 3400 block of Bardstown Road around 4 p.m., and the officer and an off-duty Hurstbourne Acres officer responded.

Two LMPD officers shot a suspect early Saturday morning near Breckenridge Lane.

LMPD Chief Steve Conrad said the officers were investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Breckinridge Square Apartments, near Breckenridge Lane and Taylorsville Road.

Officers Eric Goldschmidt and Ian Stuart fired at the suspect, Elijah Eubanks, who was taken to University Hospital for surgery. He is now listed as stable, but the extent of his injuries is unclear. The officers were not injured.

A Louisville woman is facing additional charges after police say she made a false claim of sexual assault against a police officer.

On March 16, 23-year-old Gina Dorsey was arrested and charged with second-degree disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, menacing and third-degree assault of a police officer. Two days after that arrest, Dorsey accused one of the police officers who arrested her with sexual assault.

A drunk driver who killed an off duty Louisville Metro Police officer and another man learns her punishment.

Suzanne Whitlow pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and DUI in February. On Friday, she was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison.

Whitlow told the judge she is sorry and takes full responsibility, "I know I deserve to go to prison."

LMPD officer's wife dead from flu, remembered as giving, loving mother

Leda Ramey was the proud wife of an LMPD officer, a Girl Scout troop leader, and a loving mother to five young children.

Friend and fellow LMPD wife Tessa Priddy told WLKY, "Just everybody loved her. She was your best friend, instantly."

Louisville Metro Police officials gave an update on the condition of the detective who was struck in the head with a bullet during a shooting that left another person dead Thursday afternoon in Buechel.

Louisville Metro Police detectives who stopped a truck Thursday as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation were greeted with gunfire that left one officer struck in the face and head.

A city audit found a host of problems causing Metro Corrections inmates to be improperly released from the jail, including communication issues with the court system, human errors and antiquated procedures.

The audit, requested by the Louisville Metro Council, was released on Wednesday and included several recommendations the jail has already agreed to implement.

Metro Corrections Director Mark Bolton said in a press release that he is assembling a team to work on the recommended improvements.