Michael Wehdah Obituary, Death; – The man shot and killed in the Russell neighborhood over the weekend has been identified as 44-year-old Michael Wehdah.
According to an internal memo sent to Metro Corrections staff, Wehdah was employed as a corrections officer when he was killed. He was off duty at the time of the shooting.
LMDC Director Jerry Collins described Wehdah as a “hard-working, dedicated and inspirational officer.” He went on to write, in the internal memo, “his death will have a significant impact on all of us.”
Wehdah was new to the LMDC officer role. He graduated from the training academy in November of 2024. According to LMPD, first division officers responded to a 911 call around 10:30 Sunday morning reporting a man down on Cedar Street. When they got to the scene, they found a man “obviously deceased”. The homicide unit is working the case.
At 1 p.m. Monday, Director Collins, Mayor Craig Greenberg and LMPD will be providing more information about the homicide investigation. WHAS11 will be there and will be updating this story as we get more information.
