Louisville security guard arrested for murder
LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 14, 2022
Louisville Metro Police Department’s First Division is investigating a shooting that left one man dead at a gas station downtown.
Shortly after 10 p.m., First Division officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 100 block of West Broadway at the Thorntons gas station.
According to LMPD, when officers arrived on scene of the shooting they discovered that two people had been inside the gas station when an altercation ensued.
It was during this time that the victim suffered a fatal gunshot wound, police said.
Police stated that the victim was pronounced dead on scene, and that the shooter also remained on scene.
LMPD said Tavon Parrish was arrested and charged with one count of murder.
According to the arrest slip, Parrish was an armed security guard at the gas station and had confronted the victim for allegedly stealing beer.
Parrish told police he believed the victim wanted to fight him.
The security guard then shot the man to death according to police.
