The incident is currently being investigated by local and state authorities while the National Guard does a review of its own members.
"This type of institutional failure will not be tolerated," Fischer said.Officers and the National Guard were called to Dino's Food Mart at around 12am, an hour after a curfew was imposed on the city following several nights of protests against the fatal shooting of a nurse by cops. Louisville residents knew McAtee as 'Yaya' or 'the BBQ Man'"This video appears to show Mr. McAtee firing a gun outside of his business door as officers, who are using pepper balls to clear the Dino's lot, were approaching his business," Acting Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said.But Schroeder admitted: "It does not answer every question, including why did he fire and where were police at the time he fired? https://wfpl.org/mayor-and-lmpd-claim-video-shows-david-mcatee-fired-first Humphrey said authorities have yet to piece together the sequence of events that led to McAtee's death, as there is no audio of the incident and the officers involved haven't yet been interviewed. Louisville police say video obtained from security cameras at McAtee's business and an adjoining business show that McAtee fired a gun as police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew approached his business.Dwayne Simmons makes a memorial to David McAtee near the intersection of 26th and Broadway, June 2, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. McAtee, the owner of a barbecue spot who was known for offering meals to police officers, was killed while police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew.Dwayne Simmons makes a memorial to David McAtee near the intersection of 26th and Broadway, June 2, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. McAtee, the owner of a barbecue spot who was known for offering meals to police officers, was killed while police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew.
Smoke, believed to be from gunfire, can be seen in the video The 53-year-old owned Yaya's BBQ, a restaurant next to the parking lot where the gathering took placeThe footage from inside the restaurant shows a group of people coming and going from a back door that seems to lead to an alleyway.A number of people can be seen running in, before a man, presumed to be McAtee, enters and falls to the ground clutching his stomach.The footage from the adjacent store shows the backyard of the Shack, and several people can be seen sitting under a canopy, being served by a man believed to be McAtee.Officers cross the road towards the seating area, and the seated group runs to the doorway and into the back of the restaurant.One officer is holding a gun and pointing it toward the retreating group.Smoke is then seen coming from the direction of the doorway, and an object is dropped on the ground.More smoke can be seen coming from the direction of the officers, as they seemingly return fire. "Humphrey admitted it is unclear why the officers approached the restaurant, and refused to say whether a gun had been found on the premises.Kris Smith, who was at the restaurant at the time of the shooting, said he was sat outside "having a good time, having drinks, eating barbecue when the soldiers arrived. Cohen says Trump witnessed ‘golden showers in sex club’ & ‘cheated in election' Mom who blogged about daughter's 'freak' death gets life for murder Trump admits he’s BLOCKING stimulus plan in bid to stop mail-in voting Couple arrested after baby’s body is found in a bucket of TAR in a shed Jealous man 'killed mothers of his kids, including one who was pregnant'Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed A man believed to be McAtee is seen staggering inside his restaurantThe 53-year-old was killed in the early hours as law enforcement policed a citywide curfew amid protests and riots sparked by the death of George Floyd.Speaking on Tuesday after release of the new footage, Major Paul Humphrey at a LMPD press conference said: "Mr McAtee appears to fire at the officers and they take cover and return fire, but without audio...that is yet to be determined. David McAtee, also known as Yaya, is in his barbecue stand, smoking food for customers. Miss Odessa is David McAtee’s mother.
Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, released additional video footage Tuesday showing what they claim is Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, released additional video footage Tuesday showing what they claim is David McAtee, who was shot dead by law enforcement earlier this week, firing his gun first. "As soon as I walk to my car they jump out with the sticks, the police jump out with their sticks and their shields and stuff on.