Killing of David McAtee

Killing of David McAtee
Part of George Floyd protests
DateJune 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
Time12:15 a.m. EST
VenueFood Mart parking lot
LocationLouisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°15′10″N 85°45′31″W / 38.2527°N 85.7585°W / 38.2527; -85.7585
TypeShooting
OutcomePolice chief Steve Conrad fired over handling of incident
DeathsDavid McAtee
SuspectsLMPD
  • Katie Crews
  • Austin Allen

Kentucky National Guard

  • Andrew Kroszkewicz
  • Matthew Roark
ChargesPending investigation (federal)
LitigationWrongful death lawsuit against LMPD and Kentucky Army National Guard pending[1]

On June 1, 2020, David McAtee, a 53-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot by the Kentucky Army National Guard in Louisville during nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd and the killing of Breonna Taylor.[2][3] The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and National Guard were in the area to enforce a curfew. According to officials, the police and soldiers were fired upon by McAtee, and two Louisville officers and two National Guardsmen returned fire. McAtee was killed by a shot fired from a guardsman. The body cams of the police involved were deactivated during the shooting, in violation of department policy.[4] Hours later, police chief Steve Conrad was fired by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Riley, Jason (September 21, 2020). "David McAtee's family files wrongful death lawsuit against Louisville police, Kentucky National Guard". WDRB. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ McMorris-Santoro, Evan; Brunelli, Kevin; Waldrop, Theresa (June 2, 2020). "Louisville fires its police chief over handling of fatal shooting during protest". CNN. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020. The police chief of Louisville, Kentucky, has been fired after officials discovered two police officers involved in fatal shooting of a man during a protest over George Floyd's death had not activated their body cameras.
  3. ^ Green, Marcus (June 1, 2020). "Beshear urges swift release of videos showing fatal police/National Guard shooting of Louisville man". WDRB. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020. The shooting came amid the fourth day of protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician and former EMT.
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  6. ^ Rivas, Anthony (June 2, 2020). "Louisville police chief fired after fatal shooting of David McAtee". ABC News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Sanchez, Ray; McMorris-Santoro, Evan (June 2, 2020). "Louisville BBQ man who was fatally shot when police dispersed crowd used to feed officers for free". CNN. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.