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RandySF

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Mon Jun 1, 2020, 08:55 PM Jun 2020

Man fatally shot in Louisville after police, National Guard 'return fire'

A man was shot and killed by authorities early Monday in Louisville after police officers and the Kentucky National Guard were shot at and “returned fire” while trying to break up a large crowd during protests in the city, according to NBC News.

Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said officers and the National Guard were fired upon while trying to clear a crowd from a supermarket parking lot around 12:15 a.m. and fired back.

“Officers and soldiers began to clear the lot and at some point were shot at,” Conrad said in a statement, according to NBC. “Both LMPD and National Guard members returned fire, we have one man dead at the scene.”

Authorities have not released more information about the person who was killed. It’s unclear if the crowd was part of protests in the city over the death of George Floyd, according to WLKY. Investigators are expected to provide an update later Monday.





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