LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A 19-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in the back outside the Auburndale neighborhood early Wednesday morning.

Louisville Police responded to a call of a shooting in the 1100 block of Royal Gardens Court just before 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 5. Officers arrived to find a 19-year-old boy with a gunshot wound in his back. He was unconscious and taken to UofL Hospital where he is in critical condition, an LMPD spokesperson said.

LMPD has a person of interest detained, but said it’s too early to announce any charges. The department is also awaiting an update from hospital staff about the exact severity of the boy’s injuries, which will determine which unit will handle the investigation.

LMPD asks anybody with any information call its anonymous tip line at

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