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News Articles: David McAtee

Former Louisville Metro Police officer Katie R. Crews, show in riot gear, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge of using excessive force during curfew enforcement the night of David McAtee's death.

An ex-Louisville cop pleads guilty to using excessive force in Breonna Taylor protests

A former police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty in federal court.

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  • The Associated Press
Two women pray in Louisville, Ky., in early June near the intersection where David McAtee was killed. Louisville police say video obtained from security cameras at McAtee's barbecue restaurant and an adjoining business show that McAtee fired a gun as police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew approached his business.

Family Of Man Killed By National Guard In Louisville Files Wrongful Death Suit

David "Ya Ya" McAtee was killed in June as he stood in the doorway of the barbecue stand he owned in the Kentucky city's West End.

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  • Scott Neuman
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks during a news conference, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.

Members Of Louisville City Council Draft A Measure Calling On Mayor To Resign

The council's Republican Caucus is calling for Democratic Mayor Greg Fischer to step down. The caucus cites Fischer's handling of probes into the Breonna Taylor and David McAtee deaths as reasons.

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  • Brakkton Booker