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Today, Norton Healthcare is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients from throughout Greater Louisville Enter your information below to sign up for our free Get Healthy e-mail newsletter you'll receive stories and insights from the Norton Healthcare family Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInLOUISVILLE were hit by a vehicle in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon Louisville Police said they responded to a call of a pedestrian hit in the 4900 block of Graston Avenue Officers arrived to find the two juveniles who had been hit The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and the boy and girl were both alert and conscious EMS transported both of them to Norton Children’s Hospital with injuries described as minor A 17-year-old boy remains in critical condition and is undergoing surgery after a shooting at Pleasure Ridge Park High School during a Sunday night football game said he had to undergo a leg amputation and remains in critical condition with additional surgeries planned Tuesday "They just want to make sure they get his blood pressure and everything all his vitals back on to the levels where they would like them but he's still sedated right now," Pitts said Pitts, who runs the nonprofit organization Willenium Enterprise Foundation a Louisville nonprofit focused on youth guidance and counseling said combating gun violence also ties into his nonprofit's mission Pitts said he's tired of frequent shootings and wants to do more everybody in the city of Louisville has to stand up and start making enough noise and we all have to be frustrated equally because this gun violence has got to stop," he said "You see kids can’t even go enjoy themself PRP shooting Arrest made near location of PRP football game shooting is separate incident. What we know City to enforce 1983 ordinance prohibiting masks in publicIn a Tuesday media briefing Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said he city plans to start enforcing an ordinance passed in 1983 prohibiting people from wearing masks in public which has not been enforced in his time as mayor amidst or following the COVID pandemic The suspects in the shooting wore "surgical masks and other face coverings to conceal their identity" and is hopeful the ordinance will assist law enforcement agencies bring down the level of gun violence in the city "I have an incredible sense of urgency in dealing with everything we can to address this gun violence epidemic that we have balancing public health and public safety," he said Greenberg also called on state officials to allow local control in addressing gun violence with plans to advocate for more legislation before lawmakers in Frankfort "We need more help from our state and federal partners," he said we're always looking for what we can do here at the local level what we can do with the authority that we have." Reporter Eleanor McCrary contributed to this report Contact breaking and trending news reporter Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com Here's what to know about the incident as well as the two victims one of whom is believed to be in critical condition: Police were alerted to reports of shots fired in the parking lot area at just past 8 p.m. according to LMPD spokesperson John Bradley Officers were already on the scene at the game to assist the school district's security officers with crowd control when they were alerted by dispatch of the incident officers discovered a minor suffering from multiple gunshot wounds The victim was soon transported to the University of Louisville Hospital where he was last reported late Sunday night to be in critical condition A second gunshot victim was also found and transported to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries LMPD's Homicide Unit is conducting the investigation based on the severity of the first victim's injuries Previously: LMPD says 2 victims taken to hospital following shooting at football game the shooting occurred simultaneously as a chaotic scene played out on the football field Pleasure Ridge Park High School was playing against Male High School in a game that had originally been slated for Friday but had been delayed due to weather conditions an assistant coach on Male's football team told The Courier Journal Sunday night that two players were injured on the field when gunshots were reported in the school's parking lot area both players were on the ground for about three to five minutes before the shooting happened many fans moved under the stands while players were escorted to the locker room for their safety according to the two schools' principals in a joint email to parents Sunday evening Others are reading: In court hearing, Kentucky sheriff accused of killing judge in Letcher County pleads not guilty Was the shooter in the PRP High School incident arrested?Louisville Metro Police continue to search for any perpetrator tied to the shooting and have asked residents in the area adjacent to the school to check their home video systems for any suspicious individuals who may have used their yard or street to flee Jefferson County Public Schools personnel condemned the incident in an email to parents Sunday evening "We do not tolerate violence in any form," the email reads we must work together to support one another If your student would like to talk with someone about what happened our counseling and mental health teams are always available." Anyone with related video footage or information to share with investigators about the incident has been asked to call 574-LMPD Reach reporter Rachel Smith at rksmith@courierjournal.com or @RachelSmithNews on X and Prince James Story contributed to this story This story was updated to correct the name of the man arrested as well as the agency that arrested the man and to reflect that the arrest was not related to the shooting in the parking lot of PRP High School A man was arrested near where a shooting took place at Pleasure Ridge Park High School on Sunday night that left one juvenile with injuries and another in critical condition JCPS spokesperson Carolyn Callahan said the arrest is not related to the shooting According to a JCPS Police arrest citation faces charges of two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon on school property and one count of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon A JCPS security officer reported seeing Williams Jr leaving an area where witnesses had said they saw him throw two guns over a fence at the school’s sports field behind the visiting team's bleachers Witnesses at the scene told officers they saw a person wearing a white hoodie and black pants at the time of the shooting which matched the description of the clothes Williams Jr told officers he brought the guns to the school for protection for him and his cousin because "they are from (the) Victor Park neighborhood and people don't like them." Louisville Metro Police officials said gunshots were heard from the football field around 8 p.m. during the fourth quarter of a game between Pleasure Ridge Park and Male high schools who were already on scene after being dispatched to the high school on a trouble run The boy was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital where he is currently in critical condition Mary and Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening wounds LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting This story has been updated with new information Authorities have identified the boy who died after suffering critical injuries in a shooting in the Pleasure Ridge Park High School parking lot during a football game on Sept The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the boy as 17-year-old Aaron Esters on Friday Esters was pronounced dead at UofL Hospital around 2:14 a.m Louisville Metro Police spokesperson John Bradley said Another juvenile who had been injured in the shooting was taken to Sts Mary and Elizabeth Hospital and treated for non-life threatening wounds Police have not yet arrested any suspects from the shooting LMPD had previously said officers were pursuing several leads and believe people involved with the shooting went into a neighborhood adjacent to the school The Homicide Unit is leading the investigation Officials said gunshots were heard from the football field around 8 p.m. Principals from both high schools sent a joint email to parents the evening the shooting occurred several fans “moved under the stands while players were escorted to the locker room for their safety." "We do not tolerate violence in any form," the Jefferson County Public Schools email reads Krista Johnson and Prince James Story contributed Reach reporter Leo Bertucci at lbertucci@gannett.com or @leober2chee on X Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More A 22-year-old Louisville man has been charged after a shooting outside of Pleasure Ridge Park High School on Sunday night that injured two youth one of whom is in critical condition.  was arrested by Jefferson County Public Schools Police a JCPS police officer was told by witnesses that Williams was seen throwing two guns over the fence behind the visitors bleachers The officer said he saw Williams leaving the area where witnesses said the two guns were thrown over the fence who said he brought the guns to PRP High School for his cousin and him He said he needed protection because they are “from Victor Park neighborhood and people don’t like them.” Williams is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon on school property and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon The citation does not give any information about the shooting and LMPD said the shooting occurred just past 8 p.m PRP was hosting a football game against Male High School The investigation by the Louisville Metro Police Department is ongoing School officials said gunshots were fired in the parking lot during the game The game was suspended and people were ordered to leave the premises once JCPS Police and LMPD secured the area.  We will add more details when they become available This story was updated to remove incorrect information about the football player injured during the game — unrelated to the shooting This injury was not a cardiac event and no AED was used Gunshots were fired in the Pleasure Ridge Park High School parking lot during the football game with Male High School Sunday night He was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital and is in critical condition A second victim arrived at Mary and Elizabeth Hospital with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries due to the severity of the first victim's injuries investigators were pursuing leads but had no suspects LMPD encourages residents to check home surveillance footage for suspicious activity The police believe people involved with the shooting fled into an adjacent neighborhood Principals from both high schools sent a joint email to parents Sunday evening "Many fans moved under the stands while players were escorted to the locker room for their safety." “We heard gunshots and everyone took off running," said Judy Roberts Roberts said her cheerleaders were all scattered in different places The shooting incident happened at the same time as two players were injured during the game "We actually had two players on the field at the same time injured at the time of the shooting I'm on the field because one of them was my guys an assistant coach on Male's football team and father of Isaac Sowells Jr. Sowells was at the hospital waiting for an update on his player's injury while talking to the Courier Journal The other player who was hurt was from Pleasure Ridge Park Sowells said both players were on the ground for about three to five minutes before the shooting happened From his understanding the fired shots happened closer to the school building and not at the field said there were approximately 2 minutes left in the game when the loud banging noises rang out The game was suspended and people were ordered to leave the premises LMPD encourages any resident with information to share it by calling 574-LMPD Pleasure Ridge Park was scheduled to play Male on Friday but the game was postponed due to weather This is a breaking news story and will be updated Reach reporter Eleanor McCrary at EMcCrary@courier-journal.com or at @ellie_mccrary on X This story was updated to add new information — Roy "Tommy" Stucker navigated the floodwaters by boat to his West Point home in far southwest Louisville who stood on the front patio holding his 5-year-old son Tommy — or "Little," as they call him Nearby crews from the Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District deployed their boat to check on the few residents who haven't left Mother Nature has not been kind to Stucker and his neighbors the past week The waters — waist-high in some places — will only get higher with the Ohio River set to crest in the area Wednesday but some residents have chosen to stay and brave whatever else happens overnight All of them will have to contend with several more days of disruptive flooding induced by a days-long rain event that started last Wednesday His task Wednesday afternoon was to get a new generator and haul it back to the house also visited the street Wednesday afternoon to check on their goats declining to take the boat ride offered up by the water crew waded into the water as Patterson stayed back A tree fell on the couple's shed the night of March 30 during a strong storm that spawned a tornado in Louisville destroying much of his prized collection of records the day after the couple celebrated Patterson's 30th birthday they woke up to flooding around the house and found several of their chickens dead "This has completely destroyed me mentally," Patterson said Woke up first thing in the morning to rescue six goats Devore left the house a few days ago to stay with family while Patterson stayed at home to keep an eye on things he was left cooking canned food with a candle flame and watching the water rise "I'm just watching the water slowly eat my house slowly watching less of a chance to be able to leave," Patterson said He decided to leave on Tuesday to join his wife with her family he'll go to work like normal Wednesday night with no firm idea of when he'll be able to go home everyone around you is having a normal day," he said As Patterson stood by the railroad tracks parallel to Dixie Beach Road Jeremy McKinley and his wife sat tight on a raft pulled by Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District members They got off the boat and took a seat on the train tracks After enduring the flooding for several days Floodwaters have crept up to knee level in their basement and they've been moving their valuables upstairs With the Ohio River predicted to crest at 68.2 feet at the lower portion of the McAlpine Upper Gauge on Wednesday they plan to monitor water levels over the next few days to determine when it's safe to return home but this is just mind-boggling," McKinley said Stucker took a seat on a wooden swing dangling over water that had claimed his backyard as part of the Ohio River it just ain't worth it sometimes," he said Contact reporter Killian Baarlaer at kbaarlaer@gannett.com or @bkillian72 on X How to watch Kentucky high school playoff girls basketball: Mercy Academy vs Mercy Academy will play Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville How to watch PRP vs. Mercy Academy playoff high school girls basketballPRP and Mercy Academy will take the court on Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. ET. 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All NFHS Network events are available to watch online at www.NFHSnetwork.com and through the NFHS Network Mobile Apps for iOS and Android and TV Apps for ROKU (WAVE) - A man is in the hospital after a hit-and-run in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon Louisville Police responded to the scene of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Fluhr Lane and Upper Hunter’s Trace just before 4 p.m Officers arrived to find a man with severe injuries The man was taken to UofL Hospital and has critical injuries The LMPD Traffic Unit is handling the investigation and ask anybody with information to call the anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD Upper Hunters is closed while LMPD processes the scene (WAVE) - Two people are in the hospital after a shooting at the Pleasure Ridge Park LMPD responded to a call of a trouble run for crowd control at 7:15 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 second juvenile arrived at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital An absolutely chaotic scene here at PRP. With 2:03 left in the game, loud banging noises were heard. Not confirmed if they were fireworks, gunshots, or something else but every player on the field fled the scene immediately. #KHSAA pic.twitter.com/gdbbYk4oJb a PRP player was being tended to on the ground with 2:03 left in the game 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: gunshots were fired in the parking lot during our football game at PRP High School JCPS Police officers at the game quickly responded to the parking lot Many fans moved under the stands while players were escorted to the locker room for their safety We are aware of at least one person being wounded and people were ordered to leave the premises once JCPS Police and LMPD secured the area.We do not tolerate violence in any form our counseling and mental health teams are always available 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 An absolutely chaotic scene here at PRP. With 2:03 left in the game, loud banging noises were heard. Not confirmed if they were fireworks, gunshots, or something else but every player on the field fled the scene immediately. #KHSAA pic.twitter.com/gdbbYk4oJb — Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District received a $5 million grant funding from the Kentucky General Assembly for a new facility Those funds are going to purchase and renovate an old car dealership building on Dixie Highway PRP Fire Chief Jason Meiman says this building checked off so many boxes “The uniqueness about this piece of property is directly behind this piece of property is an existing firehouse So this is going to be attached to property that we already have as well as it allowed us to be able to purchase property behind that building for future expansion,” said Meiman This 25,000-square-feet building will house Pleasure Ridge Park Fire’s automotive service and headquarters staff The fire district has served the community for almost 75 years providing service to almost 100,000 people R-Louisville, says that is why this expansion is a big deal and we need to expand the operation of the fire district and we don’t have adequate space to house our personnel or apparatus or emergency response equipment And so we need to ensure that we can provide the highest levels of public safety to our residents out here,” said Bauman “I want them to understand that we are growing with the with the times that are growing within this community and that we’re prepared we’re also prepared and looking towards the future,” he said Meiman says this is the first step to better protect the community Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department is looking for a developer but is hoping to have the place up and running within a year but there’s a clear front-runner in the race for the Sixth Region boys basketball title Butler High School backed up its status Friday night, getting a game-high 18 points from Michael Jones to knock off visiting Pleasure Ridge Park “It’s a different mentality when you have something to prove versus when everybody is trying to prove to you that you’re not what everybody thinks you are," Butler coach Kevin Geary said "Tonight was a big test for us in terms of ‘Can we take that next step and be the top dog and defend our home court in a big rivalry game?’ For the most part they did a pretty good job of that.” Jones was one of four Butler players to score in double figures Santana Anderson (11) and Henrich Borjalo (11) who guarded PRP's KeJuan Shephard most of the night Shephard scored 27 points in PRP's 76-71 overtime loss to Butler on Jan “The plan was to play my hardest and try to stop him because he went off last game and gave them a chance to win," Anderson said I couldn’t let my foot off the gas this game.” Butler used a 10-0 run to take a 51-39 lead midway through the fourth quarter and Danico Trowell’s layup capped the surge with 4:47 left PRP pulled within 51-45 with 3:52 remaining but never got closer Jackson McCutchen scored 14 points to lead the Panthers (19-4) “They just executed better than we did," PRP coach Larry Kihnley said we didn’t take care of the ball like we had been and then we stopped being able to use that The Bears are seeking their first regional title since 2019 and have plenty of momentum entering the final week of the regular season Anderson said the Bears have been confident since preseason practices Butler celebrated Friday by drenching Geary with the contents of a water cooler acknowledging the coach's first time reaching 20 victories during the regular season “To do it in a rivalry game and an atmosphere like this "I’m really grateful to be a part of this program and really grateful for the kids we have this year PRP            9        16      14      15 - 54 BUTLER      19       10      16      20 - 65 Pleasure Ridge Park (19-4) – JaQuay Gabriel 8 Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs More high school basketball: Matchups for KHSAA Sweet 16 tournaments Pleasure Ridge Park baseball won its seventh state championship last season behind the bat of Sixth Region Player of the Year Brayden Bruner Now a senior, Bruner is tasked to lead a team with 10 returners from last year's championship squad back to the Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament. and he went to the big leagues for 15 years and then the other greats that I got to play with through the years and Brayden is that type of kid," Pleasure Ridge Park coach Brad Burns said and his motor doesn't get too high or too low He's always put in more reps and doing more work You want your better players to be the harder workers The Bellarmine baseball commit hit .400 and stole 36 bases last season He went 2 for 2 in the 2024 state championship with two RBIs that he's not serious about what he's doing He's not enthusiastic or whatever," Burns said "I would just get out of his way and let him play and so my thing would be to throw him out there and let him figure it out because he will." the Panthers were 8-0 and had outscored their opponents 92-15 Bruner was batting .500 and had 11 stolen bases "He's just become a guy who's always comfortable no matter the situation," Burns said and now he's the big guy in the middle of our lineup that we count on every day." Here’s what Bruner said during a recent conversation with The Courier Journal: The Courier Journal: How long have you been playing baseball Bruner: I've been playing baseball since I was 4 years old It was something I really had a passion for The CJ: Was there a player you grew up watching on television Bruner: I didn't watch much baseball growing up but I really like watching Mike Trout (now) because he's a center fielder The CJ: Where have you seen the most growth in your game I'll go through a slump or something like that and I just have to keep a good head on my shoulders and just keep myself up work on what I'm doing wrong and just try and keep the best attitude The CJ: What are your goals for your last high school season Bruner: Everybody just needs to play together because we had a great team chemistry last year and we just got to build that chemistry back I think if we all play together and play for each other then we'll have a good team this year again The CJ: What made you to decide to commit to Bellarmine It was kind of a last-minute kind of thing and they helped me get in contact with that coach I made that phone call and wanted to go there and it just seemed like the best fit for me Reach sports reporter Prince James Story at pstory@gannett.com and follow him on X at @PrinceJStory (WAVE) - A dog was rescued after falling into an abandoned septic tank in Pleasure Ridge Park on March 13 the dog was stuck in a septic tank that was 14 feet deep with 1.5 feet of water at the bottom The department wants to remind the public to be aware of multiple homes across Jefferson County that have had their septic tanks or wells taken out of service that may not be properly filled and covered If you discover your property needs attention they ask that you contact a certified plumber or septic tank service company to make sure it is taken care of “This outcome could have been different if a person fell into the hole without anyone knowing,” PRP Fire wrote in a post on Facebook