LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Police asked the public for help, as officials investigate a downtown mass shooting that left two people dead and several others hurt Sunday morning.

The shooting happened outside the Southern Restaurant and Lounge on Market Street, police said.

Sunday night, a gun violence prevention group held a vigil for the victims. They encouraged others to get involved. Soni Castleberry, a deacon at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church, is a member of the gun violence prevention team, which is made up of members from faith communities around Louisville.  

“I think people hear about gun violence and it's so overwhelming and we know how many weapons there are out there in the community, and you think, 'What can I do?'” said Castleberry.

The team meets monthly to talk about ways to address gun violence and holds gun surrender events for a project called “Guns to Gardens,” which turns unwanted weapons into gardening tools.

“Yes, we can pray,” said Castleberry. “Yes, we can reach out. We certainly have got to contact our legislators and say, 'Enough is enough.' We need laws passed.”

Sunday was the group's third vigil for a mass shooting this year.

“When we had the ... terrible mass shootings in April, you know, two in one week … I had hoped that we would never see that again,” Castleberry said. “Here we are again — seeing yet another one, and who knows when the next one is going to happen in Louisville or in any other city.”

Democratic Mayor of Louisville Craig Greenberg said Monday the city needs help from both the state and federal government.

“We are going to continue to advocate that help,” Greenberg said. “In the meantime, we’re going to do everything within our power here in Louisville to make our city safer and end this gun violence epidemic.”

There were 200 to 300 people in the area at the time of the shooting, according to LMPD.  

Police are urging those who know something about the shooting to call the anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD.