Louisville restaurant owner David McAtee, a popular barbecuer, was shot when Louisville Metro Police and the National Guard allegedly attempted to disperse a crowd gathered in a parking lot
as a “pillar of the community.” Within hours of his death, hundreds have gathered with her in solidarity around the parking lot outside Dino’s Food Mart, where was shot. The parking lot is also where McAtee regularly operated his barbecue business.
Neighbors knew McAtee from his roving barbecue stands, set up at street corners around western Louisville, and his generosity. “He was one of the ones who would donate all his time and all his food, everybody could just come up and take it and he wouldn’t charge because it was for the neighborhood,” community member Greg Cotton, Jr.Metro council president David James, a friend of McAtee, added that he was “just a good, decent person. He believes in this neighborhood.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced the decision to send the Kentucky National Guard into Louisville to “ensure the safety of everyone” on Saturday morning, also saying, “I hope everybody knows that this is a big step and a tough step. It’s not one intended to silence any voice because I want to hear, but I want to make sure, at the end of the day, that we are all safe.” Also on Saturday, Louisville mayor Greg Fischer imposed a citywide curfew from 9 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
“Officers and soldiers began to clear the lot and at some point were shot at,” Conrad said. ”Both LMPD and National Guard members returned fire.”To verify LMPD statements, Beshear hasof body camera footage by Monday evening. He’s also ordered the Kansas State Police to investigate the shooting, but, with public trust in law enforcement at its nadir, the order may do little to soothe intensifying tensions.
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