“So many people knew David McAtee as well, there’s just a lot of confusion on what happened, why it happened,” he said. LMPD and Kentucky National Guard troops were responding to a crowd gathered after the city's 9 p.m. curfew at a nearby parking lot on the corner of 26Kentucky Gov. "It also has not yet been disclosed which agency fired the shot that killed McAtee.The Kentucky state police and the FBI are conducting their own investigations. She said it was his decision to call up the National Guard, calling it "an escalation from law enforcement against our community.

McAtee was known for his support of local police, and his family said he would have never fired a gun in the way police have alleged. >> WE WANT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE CITY TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE BECAUSE ONE OF THE KEYS TO REFORM AND TO LEARNING A LESSON IS ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHEN YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG.

David McAtee is remembered as a "community pillar." THE CROWD IN HIS STORE MOVES AWAY FROM THE DOOR MCATEE RAISES HIS ARM AGAIN AND THAT'S WHEN MCATEE IS SHOT.

They say they were there to break up a crowd. "All I want is peace and justice for my son,” McAtee's mom, Odessa Riley, said on Monday.Romines said they have written a letter to law enforcement asking for all evidence in the case to be made public and requesting Metro Louisville to admit responsibility in McAtee’s death.Last week, LMPD released surveillance video from the incident.Romines said Louisville city officials have already gone on the offensive by painting McAtee as the perpetrator in his death at the hands of police officers and National Guard troops. "All I want is peace and justice for my son,” McAtee's mom, Odessa Riley, said on Monday.Romines said they have written a letter to law enforcement asking for all evidence in the case to be made public and requesting Metro Louisville to admit responsibility in McAtee’s death.Last week, LMPD released surveillance video from the incident.Romines said Louisville city officials have already gone on the offensive by painting McAtee as the perpetrator in his death at the hands of police officers and National Guard troops. 11 … Dwayne Simmons makes a memorial to David McAtee near the intersection of 26th and Broadway in Louisville, Ky. McAtee, the owner of a barbecue spot who was known for offering meals to police officers, died while police and National Guard troops were enforcing a curfew June 1 amid waves of protests over a previous police shooting. We have not received any information about the guard members involved.LMPD officials released this statement in regards to the press conference:"David McAtee was a friend to many police officers and we are saddened by his death. Andy Beshear said during a Tuesday media briefing there is "still significant evidence to be gathered and there are still going to be questions," some of which may never be answered.One thing that was definitive, according to J. Michael Brown, secretary for the governor's Executive Cabinet, is who fired the fatal shot. Two LMPD officers, Kate Crews and Allen Austin were put on administrative leave following the incident. Walt & Shae Smith I KNOW THAT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, CAUSE I AM THE ONE THAT RAISED HIM AND I RAISED HIM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THE ONLY THING THAT I WANT FOR MY SON IS PEACE AND JUSTICE AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS THERE. MARK: DAVID MCATEE'S MOTHER SAYS SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT HER SON WOULD HAVE OPENED THE DOOR TO HIS BUSINESS HERE AND JUST BEGUN FIRING HIS GUN THE WAY POLICE SAID HE DID. We released what video we had available that captured the events leading up to his shooting as is our practice in all officer-involved shootings. McAtee was known for his support of local police, and his family said he would have never fired a gun in the way police have alleged.

Dwayne Simmons makes a memorial to David McAtee near the intersection of 26th and Broadway in Louisville, Ky. McAtee, the owner of a barbecue spot who was known for offering meals to police officers, died while police and National Guard troops were enforcing a curfew June 1 amid waves of protests over a previous police shooting.In a statement, the Kentucky National Guard said Wednesday:LMPD is currently conducting an investigation into this incident, and the Kentucky National Guard is also conducting a separate internal investigation. Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks.The family of David McAtee and their attorney, Steve Romines, held a news conference on Monday.McAtee was fatally shot by law enforcement last week.