Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad was fired Monday after the shooting death of David McAtee, the black owner of a Louisville barbecue business—no body camera footage was found by MattRyanPerez
Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad was fired Monday by Mayor Greg Fischer as it emerged that police officers on the scene at the time of the early Monday morning shooting death of 53-year-old David McAtee, the black owner of a Louisville barbecue business, did not have their body cameras activated.... [+]
gear as protests occur on May 30, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Protests have erupted after recent police-related incidents resulting in the deaths of African-Americans Breonna Taylor in Louisville and George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Conrad reported that police and National Guard troops were dispatched to Dino's Food Mart on 26th Street and Broadway to disperse a crowd in the parking lot at 12:15 a.m., well past the city’s 9 p.m. curfew.
According to Conrad, the authorities were shot at by someone in the crowd and officers and troops fired back. Two identified officers who returned fire were Katie Crews and Allen Austin; as to the reported shooter in the crowd, authorities said"several persons of interest" were being interviewed.
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