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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Lights bounced off black and navy balloons as they floated into the darkness early Tuesday morning, one year to the minute after David YaYa McAtee was shot and killed by law enforcement outside his West End restaurant.
It was a somber sight for the more than 50 people who d come to remember the barbecue owner, known for his kindness and generosity.
But after a year of tragedy, it also offered a moment of healing. We said our chants and everybody was in unison, said Chaunda Lee, a protester who organized the balloon release. Everybody was unified last night for David McAtee.
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Louisville police officers and Kentucky National Guard members who shot and killed West End barbecue owner David McAtee
last year
will not be prosecuted, Jefferson Commonwealth Attorney Tom Wine announced Tuesday.
David YaYa McAtee, 53, died June 1 from a single bullet wound to the chest by one of two guard members who fired that night: Andrew Michael Kroszkewicz and Mathew Stephan Roark.
Louisville Metro Police officers who fired were Austen Allen and Katie Crews, both of whom have been on paid administrative leave since the incident.
A caravan of guard and LMPD officers converged on 26th and Broadway just after midnight to break up what they called a crowd in the Dino s Food Mart parking lot in violation of the mayor s 9 p.m. curfew after a night of protests downtown over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.