LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 15-year-old girl was fatally stabbed Saturday evening in the Iroquois neighborhood, prompting a swift response from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD).
The incident occurred around 7 p.m. in the 5300 block of Buckner Avenue, near Southern Parkway.
Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim, a teenage girl, suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Despite efforts to save her, she was pronounced dead at the scene. LMPD Sergeant Matt Sanders confirmed that police were able to locate and detain the suspect, 18-year-old Kaden Seviour, near the Iroquois Manor Shopping Complex shortly after the attack. Seviour is believed to have been in a relationship with the victim.
According to court documents, a witness described hearing the victim and Seviour in a bedroom before the situation turned violent.
The witness reported hearing the victim ask to be let out of the room, followed by attempts to open the door. Unable to do so, the witness opened a window, where they saw the victim on the ground outside.
Seviour then reportedly jumped out of the window, fleeing the scene.
After the witness entered the room and found the victim’s lifeless body, they contacted authorities. Seviour was later arrested and provided a Mirandized statement to police, admitting to stabbing the victim multiple times.
He has been charged with murder and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
The case remains under investigation as the community grapples with the loss of a young life in such a violent manner.
Authorities are urging anyone with further information to come forward.
