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Juveniles Facing Assault Charges in Louisville Parade Shooting

J. Tyler Franklin/WFPL News

Police have charged two juveniles in a shooting that wounded two teens near the route of the Kentucky Derby Festival's Pegasus Parade. 

Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said Friday that both 15-year-old boys are facing two counts each of assault, tampering with evidence, possession of a handgun by a minor and receiving stolen property. She said the teens wounded in the Thursday shooting are expected to recover.

Police have said the victims are a 17-year-old boy believed to be known by the teens who were apprehended and a 14-year-old girl.

The shooting occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday along a main intersection in downtown Louisville that's along the parade route. The parade began at 5 p.m. and people were standing and sitting about two deep along the route.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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