LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Police Department have released the names of the two officers who shot and killed a man in Hurstbourne Acres on Thursday, Dec. 4.

When the incident happened, officers responded to an apartment complex in the 9000 block of Red Deer Circle, which is just off Taylorsville Road, around 1:30 p.m.

Police say that Officers Austin Taylor and Michael Crowe had asked the man to drop his weapon, a small chase ensued before the man pulled out a gun. Both officers shot and killed the suspect

LMPD Deputy Chief Ryan Bates said officers tried to provide aid, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to documents from LMPD, officer Crowe was hired in 2014 and started out with Louisville Metro Corrections. Three years later, he was hired as an LMPD re

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