LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man already in jail has now been indicted in three additional killings, including the death of a pregnant mother and her unborn child, authorities said Monday.

Deonize Lee Jr., 22, faces charges in the deaths of Mozell Issacc Johnson Jr., 23; Jermia Offutt, 28; and Jeremy Thomas, his stepfather. Prosecutors said Lee also faces a first-degree fetal homicide charge in connection with Offutt's unborn child.

The violence spans two years. On July 9, 2023, Louisville police responded to a shooting on Wilson Avenue in the Park Hill neighborhood. Johnson was found dead on the sidewalk. Neighbors recalled the chaotic scene as first responders arrived.

"I went to the front door, and there was a man laying in my front door that was laying on the sidewalk in t

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