8 people shot in 8 hours: Louisville continues to see increase in violent crime
As of Tuesday evening, LMPD reported 34 homicides and 119 non-fatal shootings, putting it on pace to set records for Louisville. Author: Dennis Ting Updated: 6:46 PM EST March 10, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Police investigated several shootings Tuesday over the span of eight hours that left eight people injured, continuing a troubling trend of gun violence in Louisville.
As of Tuesday evening, LMPD reported 34 homicides and 119 non-fatal shootings, putting it on pace to set records for Louisville.
LMPD first responded to a shooting at 7th and Hill Streets around 3 p.m. Thursday where officers found a teenage boy who had been shot in the back while stopped at a red light. A person close to the situation said the boy s sister, who was also in the car, was also grazed by the gunfire.
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $2.75 million to increase prostate cancer screening in Black men
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The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded $2.75 million to researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University who will collaborate with a team of community partners to fight a health disparity in prostate cancer among Black men in Cuyahoga County, according to a news release.
Compared to white men, Black men in Cuyahoga County have a 60% increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and an 80% increased risk of dying from prostate cancer, according to data from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) a National Cancer Institute-designated consortium cancer center that brings together CWRU, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic and their networks.