1 in custody after standoff at south Louisville apartment complex near middle school

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man is facing charges after a standoff with Louisville Metro Police at an apartment complex in Pleasure Ridge Park.

LMPD and a tactical unit were called to the apartment on Julie Kay's Way and Terry Road on Thursday morning. LMPD said on social media about 1:20 p.m. that the standoff had ended.

No one was hurt, and earlier reports of a shooting were unfounded, said LMPD Third Division commander Maj. Corey Robinson.

LMPD asked nearby Conway Middle School to keep students inside and resume normal school activities. The school was not on a lockdown, Robinson said.

At our request, students at Conway middle have been asked to stay inside the school and resume normal school activities.
— LMPD (@LMPD) February 2, 2023

Officers responded to an initial report of a shooting before 10 a.m., but there had been no shooting. However, the man barricaded himself in an apartment and police believed he had a knife.

A police tactical vehicle and LMPD's SWAT helped deescalate the situation, and 32-year-old Christopher Duvet was taken taken to University Hospital by ambulance under a signed mental inquest warrant.