Coroner identifies 21-year-old man shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police on Tuesday

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the man shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police in Portland on Tuesday afternoon. 

Demonjhea Jordan, 21, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, died from gunshot wounds at University of Louisville Hospital, according to Deputy Coroner Wayne Pryse. 

Chief Steve Conrad sad Tuesday that LMPD officers shot and killed the man, who he said was a robbery suspect. The officers involved have not been identified, but further details are expected at a press conference set for Wednesday afternoon.

Conrad said Tuesday that the police department was notified of a robbery of a Metro PCS in the 2600 block of W. Market Street around noon and a description of the suspect was sent out to authorities. First Division officers then located a man matching the description in the 500 block of N. Market Street.

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The officers exchanged fire with the suspect, Conrad said, and he was struck. 

The department's public integrity unit is investigating and the officers have been placed on administrative reassignment during the investigation, Conrad said.

This is one of several incidents where an LMPD officer has shot at a suspect in the past couple of months — described as "more than normal" by Conrad.

Reporter Thomas Novelly contributed to this report.

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