>> MY SON WAS A GOOD SON. The owner of Yaya's BBQ in Louisville, Ky., he was killed June 1 when police and National Guard shot him at his business while dispersing protesters. ©2020, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WLKY-TV. "The governor later in the week justified his decision to activate the Kentucky National Guard because of what he described as "significant damage and real concerns for violence," according to reporter Ryland Barton of WFPL notes LMPD also concluded McAtee fired first, but officers involved in the shooting did not activate their body cameras, which is a violation of protocol. Beshear is partly responsible for McAtee's death. NO HE DID NOT. 11 … POLICE SAY THIS VIDEO SHOWS THAT MCATEE FIRED AT OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS FOR THE FAMILY SAY THAT IS NOT THE CASE. They say they were there to break up a crowd. 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. The Soldiers and Airmen we called upon are of the highest caliber, and we believe the investigation will conclude that it was a measured response from the National Guard that night. LMPD shows surveillance video, says David McAtee fired gun prior to his death by officers "We have no doubt about that. Additional video we are aware of does not capture the shooting itself.

>> DAVID LOVED LAW ENFORCEME AND THEY LOVED HIM. "Clearly and conclusively the wound was caused by a National Guard round," Brown said. State … We are conducting a thorough investigation of the circumstances of his death, alongside investigators from the Kentucky State Police. She said it was his decision to call up the National Guard, calling it "an escalation from law enforcement against our community. 'This civil unrest mission is one of the most difficult homeland missions we are asked to support. MARK: MCATEE WAS FATALLY SHOT ON JUNE 1 WHILE LMPD OFFICERS AND NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TRIED TO DISPERSE A CROWD AT THE DINO'S GAS STATION ACROSS THE STREET. David McAtee is remembered as a "community pillar." >> 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. They say they were there to break up a crowd. 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.

"We continue to support a full and independent investigation because it is the right thing to do and because we have high confidence in our Guardsmen," said Brig. He was shot to death by the National Guard in his doorway on June 1. "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. "What it means is that our crime lab was not able to match up these particular fragments with a particular rifle," Brown said.Brown said McAtee fired at least two rounds from his own 9 mm handgun and an analysis concluded there was gunshot residue "on his person."