Louisville, Ky., police investigate the scene of a Thanksgiving Day gunfight Thursday at the annual Juice Bowl Football Tournament. Two people were killed and five others injured. (WAVE3 News)
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A shooting in which two people were killed and five injured occurred in a Kentucky park near a youth football game, but was not connected to it, police say.
Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Lt. Emily McKinley said Friday that it appears the shooting took place after a dispute between people who had gathered at Shawnee Park but weren't there to watch the game.
"Some weapons were pulled, shots were fired, and this is when the victims were shot," she said. McKinley had no details on the nature of the dispute.
Two men were killed at the scene, and five people were taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police on Thursday had put the number of wounded at four.
Police said officers responded to a call of multiple shootings about 1:30 p.m. ET Thursday at the riverfront park. They say they do not know a motive for the two related shootings in Shawnee Park, spokesman Dwight Mitchell said.
"When you have a tragedy like this take place, certainly it puts a damper on anyone celebrating" the Thanksgiving holiday, Mitchell said.
The shootings took place as hundreds of people gathered in the park along the Ohio River for the annual Juice Bowl Football Tournament, a tradition dating back to the 1950s.
Authorities have not released the names of those killed or injured.
McKinley said the investigation is active and detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward.
No arrests have been made.
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