From a retired police captain to a former college football player, the unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death has led to more lives lost -- including those of more black men. Here are some who lost their lives in events surrounding the protests.
From Eric Garner to George Floyd, how cellphone video and social media have shined a light on police brutality.From a retired police captain to a former college football player, the unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death has led to more lives lost -- including those of more black men.David McAtee, owner of a barbecue restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, was shot dead by the National Guard during a night of protests.
A makeshift memorial for David McAtee along a fence outside the location where he was shot and killed by police in the early hours of June 6, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Before the McAtee shooting, Conrad said he would retire at the end of June after facing immense pressure following the March death of Breonna Taylor, a young black woman who was shot dead by police while in her home.Chris Beaty, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, was shot dead during a night of protests in Indianapolis, Indiana, his nephew, Jared Thomas, told ABC News.
Beaty played football for four years at Indiana University where he"stood for everything we as Hoosiers believe is right," according to former head football coach Cam Cameron. Shop surveillance video showed that several people broke in and looted TVs, according to a probable cause statement.according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The video showed that when"the shots were fired, the defendant was the only person standing at that corner," the document read. Dorn's alleged killer, a 24-year-old, was arrested on charges including murder, robbery and burglary. A second person was arrested for burglary, stealing and armed criminal action.Robert Forbes, 56, died on June 6, three days after he was hit by a car during a protest in Bakersfield, California, according to the coroner's office and police.
"I hope an arrest comes," Parker told KGET-TV."He killed a man here that somebody loved, somebody cared for, somebody’s son."Italia Kelly, 22, was leaving a protest when she was shot and killed in Davenport, Iowa, according to The Associated Press. “She was always smiling, always laughing. That’s why it’s so sad that she was taken in such a violent way,” Hale told the AP.according to ABC affiliate WQAD.Patrick Underwood, a 53-year-old federal law enforcement officer, was shot dead while providing security at a federal building in Oakland, California.
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