LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police have identified the two officers involved in a traffic stop shooting early in the morning on Sept. 7.

What You Need To Know

  • Three men arrested from the scene of a police officer involved shooting

  • None of the men are charged with shooting the officer

  • The face various drug and weapons charges

  • The officer remains in critical condition

Officer Brandon Haley and Officer Colin Billotto responded to the call. Haley was shot in the "torso" according to LMPD and remains in critical but stable condition.  Haley has been on the force just over two years. Billotto was with Haley and was not hurt. He is a three and a half year veteran of the force. 

Louisville Metro Police Officer Colin Billotto and Ofc. Brandon Haley were involved in a shooting during a traffic stop on Sept. 7, 2023 on 40th Street in Louisville. (Louisville Metro Police)

The shooting happened at 2:30 a.m. on South 40th Street. Police say the shots came from a home nearby.

Three men have been arrested in Louisville but none of the men are charged with Haley.

Officers received a search warrant to search the house on South 40th and found various illegal drugs and nine guns—two of which were reported stolen. According to police reports, officers tried to get Dominique Thompson Jr., 27, and Quantez Porter, 28, resisted coming out of the home.

Residents told LMPD a person was hiding in their backyard. Officers found Jemond Groves, 21, hiding and a gun in a pile of brush nearby. After checking the gun, it was determined it was reported stolen.

Thompson is charged with drug trafficking, gun possession by a convicted felon and resisting arrest. Porter’s charges are drug trafficking, gun possession and resisting arrest. Groves is charged with gun possession by a convicted felon and trespassing, since he was found in another yard, and wasn’t asked to come over. A fourth man,Jaquan Ranson, was also arrested faces similar charges.

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