Kentucky officials, according to reports, said that during George Floyd’s protests, a black Louisville restaurant owner would investigate the police who killed him.
David McAtee, owner of the Barbecue’s BBQ next to the parking lot where he was shot and killed, was part of a “big crowd” gathering outside Dino’s Food Mart shortly after midnight, WLKY-TV reported Monday.
The Louisville police and National Guard troops said they were fired as they shattered the group and slammed into McAtee to hit the fire.
“Officers and soldiers started cleaning a lot and got hit at some point,” said Louisville Subway Police Chief Steve. Conrad told the US Today. “Both LMPD and National Guard members returned to the fire.”
At a press conference later in the day, Governor Andy Beshear said he urged Kentucky State Police to investigate the incident.
Beshear said he believed there were a significant amount of video footage from police body cameras and security cameras for investigators to review.
“Let me put it forward,” the governor said during the briefing, Broadcast on WKDZ-Radio. “Let’s get out. Let’s let people see it, because if the truth shows that there is an act of aggression, the action of shooting at the LMPD and the National Guard, and the nation believes it is right, I believe. “
“But they need to be able to see the truth,” he said. “This is the least thing people deserve.”
It is unclear who fired the shots or who fired the shoot first, or whether the group was due to protests in the city.
“It is clear that many people do not trust the police,” Conrad said. “This is something we will work on and work on.”
However, hours later, Mayor Greg Fischer said Conrad’s “immediately effective” dismissal was after the body cameras of the officers who participated in the deadly gunshot were not turned on.
In addition to anger due to Floyd’s police custody on Remembrance Day, residents of Louisville demonstrate during the March death of black Louisville EMT Breonna Taylor, who was shot in her bed when police officers ordered a coup search at her home.
The wanted police were already in custody at the time.
