Victim's mother shows up at scene, not knowing who was killed

Hide Transcript Show Transcript

HE’S GONE. >> OH MY GOODNESS, IT WAS TERRIBLE. IT WAS CHAOTIC. >> THIS PARKING LOT ON CANE RUN ROAD BECAME A HOMICIDE SCENE MONDAY EVENING. RODERICK MOSS SAYS HE HEARD MORE THAN A DOZEN GUNSHOTS. >> HE WAS DEAD RIGHT HERE IN THE PARKING LOT. >> THE VICTIM WAS 27-YEAR-OLD BRIAN OWSLEY. MOSS SAYS HE KNEW HIM. >> HE WAS A REAL NICE GUY, DIDN’T BOTHER NOBODY. ANYBODY THAT YOU SEE, WOULD TELL YOU THAT THEY LOVED BIG O. >> OWSLEY’S MOTHER IS A TARC BUS DRIVER. CANE RUN ROAD IS ON HER ROUTE. >> >> PASSED BY THE SCENE AND STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND FOUND OUT HER SON WAS THERE, DEAD. >> THEO HAMILTON IS THE PRESIDENT OF AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1447. HE KNOWS OWSLEY AND HIS PARENTS. >> THEY’RE GOOD PEOPLE. REAL GOOD PEOPLE. >> HAMILTON AND UNION MEMBERS SAY THEY’RE READY TO HELP THE FAMILY HOWEVER THEY CAN. >> SOMETHING THAT’S HAPPENED THIS DRAMATIC, THIS TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE, THEY NEED FRIENDS AND FAMILY. >> OWSLEY’S DEATH IS THE THIRD HOMICIDE IN FOUR DAYS IN METRO LOUISVILLE. >> INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING SHOT. PEOPLE’S LIVES BEING TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. IT’S HORRIBLE. >> SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE BEING KILLED, MURDERED, FOR WHAT? WHAT’S YOUR GOAL? WHAT’S YOUR MAIN PURPOSE? HOW IS THIS EFFECTIVE? THIS IS NOT GRAND THEFT AUTO. IT’S REAL LIFE. >> THE VIOLENCE IS TAKING ITS TOLL ON THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, INCLUDING RODERICK. >> IT NEEDS TO STOP. WHAT THESE PEOPLE NEED TO DO IS PUT THE GUNS DOWN AND PICK UP A BIBLE> >> POLICE SAY A CAR WAS HIT BY STRAY BULLETS DURING THE SHOOTING, BUT NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. REPORTING LIVE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, CAROLYN CALLAHAN, WLKY N

Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks.

Advertisement Coroner identifies Louisville man killed outside recording studio on Cane Run Road Victim's mother shows up at scene, not knowing who was killed Share Shares Copy Link Copy

A Louisville man was killed Monday evening outside a recording studio on Cane Run Road. A deputy coroner identified the victim Tuesday as Brian Owsley, 27. Owsley was shot multiple times in a parking lot near Crums Lane. "Oh my goodness, it was terrible. It was chaotic," Roderick Moss said. Moss, who lives nearby, said he heard more than a dozen gunshots around 6:15 p.m."He was dead right there in the parking lot," he said. Owsley's mother is a bus driver for TARC. Her route is along Cane Run Road and she drove up on the homicide scene. She pulled over, ran to the scene and found out her son was the victim. "They're good people, real good people," Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1447 President Theo Hamilton said. Hamilton said he and union members are ready to help the family. "Something that has happened this dramatic, this traumatic experience, they need friends and family," he said. Owsley's death was the third homicide in four days in Metro Louisville. "Innocent people being shot, people's lives being turned upside down--it's horrible," Hamiliton said. "So many young people being killed--for what? What's your goal? What's your main purpose? How is this effective? This is not Grand Theft Auto. It's real life," he said.The violence is taking its toll on people living in Louisville, including Roderick. "It needs to stop. What these people need to do is put the guns down and pick up a Bible," he said. Police have not made any arrests in the case.