Louisville Metro police are investigating a double murder-suicide in the 4800 block of Bluebird Avenue. The call came in before 8:45 p.m. on Friday.Police said when they arrived they found brothers Avery Hooper, 10, Aairden Hooper, 8, and mother Ashley Hooper, 36, dead at the scene. "This is a very real tragedy. I can't imagine a soul to be that tortured that they might possibly take the lives of their own children," LMPD spokesperson Alicia Smiley said."There's just no reason to take a child's life. I just don't even know what to say," neighbor Alan Watkins said.There are no other suspects in the triple shooting.The homicide unit is investigating the case. Jason Hooper described his sons as full of life."The best boys anyone could ever ask for," Jason Hooper said. "The smartest kids."Hooper's fiance Alyssa Woodring asked community members to focus on the boys and not what their mother did."We really just want everyone to focus on the kids and their life and not what she has done," Woodring said.For information on how to help the family, click here.

Louisville Metro police are investigating a double murder-suicide in the 4800 block of Bluebird Avenue.



The call came in before 8:45 p.m. on Friday.


Police said when they arrived they found brothers Avery Hooper, 10, Aairden Hooper, 8, and mother Ashley Hooper, 36, dead at the scene.

"This is a very real tragedy. I can't imagine a soul to be that tortured that they might possibly take the lives of their own children," LMPD spokesperson Alicia Smiley said.

"There's just no reason to take a child's life. I just don't even know what to say," neighbor Alan Watkins said.

There are no other suspects in the triple shooting.

The homicide unit is investigating the case.

Jason Hooper described his sons as full of life.

"The best boys anyone could ever ask for," Jason Hooper said. "The smartest kids."

Hooper's fiance Alyssa Woodring asked community members to focus on the boys and not what their mother did.

"We really just want everyone to focus on the kids and their life and not what she has done," Woodring said.

For information on how to help the family, click here.