A policeman advances on, and fires pepper rounds at, a reporter on live tv in the middle of a calm environment. The officer faced "administrative reassignment" but has not been named, fired, arrested or charged.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, pepper-ball, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ky-louisville-2
geolocation: 38.254123, -85.760135
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A young woman was injured by a rubber bullet she took to the head.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ky-louisville-4
geolocation: 38.2540079, -85.7590318
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Jonah Albert was peacefully protesting at Cedar and South 6th streets around 8:25pm on May 30th. He was a block away from police, with his back to them walking away when they shot him in the back of the head causing him to fall to the ground bleeding. He is suing LMPD for unlawful battery, excessive force, and violation of Civil Rights.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ky-louisville-8
geolocation: 38.2528182, -85.7627649
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Several police officers shoot from an overpass at cars stuck in traffic. This happened Saturday night around 10 or 11 at 1st and College, right under the I-65 overpass. Bystander reports at least one car window broken. Recorded by twitch streamer TCHCreigo
tags: bystander, less-lethal, projectile, property-destruction, shoot
id: ky-louisville-5
geolocation: 38.2431293, -85.7560353
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Police arrived in a truck and both smashed and stole milk and water that protesters were freely distributing. When questioned about this, Mayor Fischer initially said that LMPD had found flammable liquids and chemicals among the materials. This was later walked back.
tags: property-destruction
id: ky-louisville-1
geolocation: 38.2538422, -85.7603751
Links
- Video evidence
- 89.3 WFPL reporting the mayor's response
- https://wfpl.org/louisville-mayor-claims-without-details-protesters-seized-supplies-were-hazardous/
A man was pulled from a car and beaten by multiple police officers. In pictures Christian provided to WFPL News, the skin on his legs was broken and bruised in long marks where he said the baton landed. His right forearm was still swollen and red when he met with a reporter six days later. The story also focuses on their mistreatment in prison.
A WFPL article states this occurred on Broadway near the I-65 overpass.
tags: arrest, baton, beat, protester, strike
id: ky-louisville-9
geolocation: 38.2456778, -85.7525681
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A man was using a leafblower to clear tear-gas from the protest area. Police claimed, without evidence, that the leafblower was "filled with bleach" to injure police.
tags: beat, less-lethal, protester, tackle, tear-gas
id: ky-louisville-3
geolocation: 38.2534825, -85.7604495
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LMPD and KY National Guard were sent to 26th and Broadway to disperse a gathering (unrelated to protests) in violation of curfew. Police officer Katie Crews crosses the street and begins firing pepper balls at a group standing outside. A pepper ball hit the doorway of YaYa's BBQ (the victim's business), nearly striking his niece. He went outside and appears to fire a single shot into the air. He steps inside and then steps back out and is shot and killed by police and guardsman. Officers were required to wear bodycams and have them activated as a reform after the police killing of Breonna Taylor, but of the 20 officers on scene, LMPD claims 0 were using their bodycams.
The FBI and the DOJ (under Merrick Garland) are both conducting independent investigations of the incident.
tags: body-cam, bystander, death, less-lethal, live-round, pepper-ball
id: ky-louisville-6
geolocation: 38.2494543, -85.7970747
Links
- Information on the shooting
- Chief of police resigns
- Police-released CCTV footage of the incident
- Video taken nearby during the shooting
- New York Times video showing four videos synchronized to show the full sequence of events
- Facebook post by officer involved glorifying violence (prior to shooting)
- Vice investigation
- Vice video
- DOJ announcement
During a protest on June 1st, a pastor was arrested. He states officers yelled at him and told him to move. When he did not, he states that an officer ordered others to arrest him; those officers then threw him to the ground to handcuff him.
Footage from news sources show 2 officers kneeling on his legs and back. It also shows an officer pressing what appears to be a service sidearm to the pastor's head. One news sourcee and the pastor's official complaint state this occurred on Shelbyville Road in front of the Oxmoor Center mall.
After Findley was placed in a squad car, he told police he was a pastor. He was then released without charges.
The pastor is now suing the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department.
tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, knee
id: ky-louisville-14
geolocation: 38.2491363, -85.6097483
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=38&v=NGwUsz_8T48
- https://www.wlky.com/article/pastor-suing-city-of-st-matthews-police-after-being-forced-to-ground-during-protest/33127467
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/hl92bv/pastor_suing_city_of_st_matthews_police_after/
- Complaint filed with LMPD, posted to facebook by the pastor
Police fired pepper rounds unprovoked at a group of protesters marching prior to curfew in St. Matthews. The incident occurred in front of a Nissan dealership at 4136 Shelbyville road.
tags: less-lethal, pepper-ball, protester, shoot
id: ky-louisville-7
geolocation: 38.2518874, -85.6438328
Links
- Video taken from across the street
- https://www.wave3.com/2020/06/04/st-matthews-police-used-pepper-balls-move-protesters/
Police shove woman and then fire pepper balls at people who try to help her | (Believed to be) 2020-06-15
Police were moving down a street (9th and Muhammed Ali) in a line clearing protesters. A woman was standing on the sidewalk and two officers broke out of the line to target her. They appear to shove her with a baton (0:49) and she stumbles and falls to the ground. An officer then grabs her by the shirt collar and protesters move closer appearing to try to help and the police shoot them with pepper balls. The woman was arrested and charged with 2nd degree rioting and unlawful assembly.
tags: arrest, baton, less-lethal, pepper-ball, protester, shoot, shove
id: ky-louisville-11
geolocation: 38.252019, -85.7676495
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A guy records a half-dozen policemen dogpiling a protester and then one of them shoots the window to stop him from recording.
tags: baton, beat, less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, tackle
id: ky-louisville-10
geolocation: 38.2543333, -85.7619845
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Louisville police clear protest medics, shoving them and striking them with batons. Medics clearly identify themselves. One medic is shoved to the ground; she states to officers numerous times that she has a disability.
She alleges that she was held without her meds, which led to a seizure.
tags: arrest, baton, beat, inhumane-treatment, medic, person-with-disability, shove, strike
id: ky-louisville-12
geolocation: 38.253765, -85.7603896
Links
- https://mobile.twitter.com/martasmom98/status/1278231132753080321
- https://mobile.twitter.com/martasmom98/status/1278231277649514496
After an incident in which local photographer and protester Tyler Gerth was shot by Steven Lopez, LMPD removed all protesters from Jefferson Square Park. While the park was empty, they removed all protester property including coolers, tents, cooking equipment, speakers, cameras and more. They told protesters they could retrieve the items from 600 Meriwether Ave without mentioning that the items were in a dumpster, having been carried away and compacted by garbage trucks. After public outrage, the mayor offered reimbursement, but only to those who could prove ownership and show receipts of purchase.
tags: property-destruction, protester
id: ky-louisville-20
geolocation: 38.2539007, -85.7609873
Links
- https://www.leoweekly.com/2020/07/city-destroys-protesters-property-supplies-community-joins-donate-next-day/
- https://www.facebook.com/MayorGregFischer/posts/3360993443931596
A livestreamer known by protesters in the Louisville area was arrested during a protest. Police gave a dispersal order and the journalist began backing up as the police line approached. An officer says, "You're under arrest," despite the fact that he obeys the order. Police then tackle him to the ground.
It should be noted that he is not a credentialed reporter, but is well known by protesters in the area for his even-handed reporting, including his refusal to turn off his camera when protesters requested during a period of vandalism.
tags: arrest, journalist, tackle
id: ky-louisville-13
geolocation: 38.2541035, -85.7602982
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfs8XJc1Rm0
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/hj3cqn/jason_downey_just_got_arrested_for_filming_the/
LMPD Bearcat strikes vehicle; police initially state vehicle hit them, then retract the statement; in addition, bystander filming is arrested | 2020-07-01
On July 1st, a collision was reported between a bystander vehicle and an LMPD armored car, also called a Bearcat. Police initially stated that the Bearcat was rammed by a protester vehicle. They later retracted this statement, saying that in fact the Bearcat hit the vehicle. It is not clear if the vehicle was related to the protest at all. However, police state that they intentionally hit the vehicle to prevent further harm, stating that they recognized the vehicle from an incident the previous night.
A woman filming the incident from her car stepped out and asked someone for their name. She was then arrested.
Additional footage from a bystander shows the filmer running out of the way of the Bearcat to avoid being hit.
A WDRB article states the incident occurred near a Chase bank by Jefferson Square Park.
tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, bystander, vehicle
id: ky-louisville-15
geolocation: 38.2535046, -85.7588433
Links
- https://www.wdrb.com/news/police-backtrack-claim-that-lmpd-swat-vehicle-was-rammed-by-protester-in-downtown-louisville/article_17f3108a-bc70-11ea-b6e2-7f7210b6f14d.html
- Footage from bystander arrested
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/hj9y5c/lmpd_drags_woman_out_of_car_and_arrests_her_for/
- Additional footage from bystander
Footage from two livestreamers on July 1st shows their arrests. LMPD arrested livestreamers the previous night as well. It should be noted that these independent journalists are not always credentialed, but they are known for releasing full, unedited footage of the protests.
The ACLU has raised concerns that these arrests are inhibiting freedom of the press, while Louisville Metropolitan Police Department has stated that the department "has no issue with anyone livestreaming. But many of those livestreaming are also protesting. And anyone protesting who fails to follow police orders to disperse may be arrested."
The journalist from MilkyMess TV took 1st person footage of their arrest. Around 1:50:00 in her Facebook live post, she is wandering around a crowd of protesters on the sidewalk. The journalist does not appear to be chanting or singing with protesters. Several police cruisers pull up and officers step out. The journalist steps forward to get a better look and is arrested without a word. The camera is knocked from her hand.
An additional livestream from a reporter affiliated with WDRB News shows the incident. Beginning at 3:05:00, police arrive, appear to single out MilkyMess and tackle her to the ground. The reporter asks why she is being arrested. A police officer says, "Trespassing." It should be noted that MilkyMess was on a public sidewalk and numerous other individuals were not arrested. Around 3:11:00, the WDRB reporter walks over to another arrestee. Shortly after, the reporter asks an officer if he should be in the street or sidewalk. The officer tells him he's "gotta go." The reporter crosses to the other side of the street and asks another person if there were arrests. The individual says there was one arrest. This totals 3 arrests for trespassing on a park/public sidewalk out of a group of 30-40 individuals.
tags: arrest, journalist, property-destruction
id: ky-louisville-16
geolocation: 38.254079, -85.7624661
Links
- https://www.wdrb.com/news/aclu-raises-first-amendment-concerns-after-louisville-police-arrest-independent-media-livestreaming-protests/article_9fc52ade-bcd4-11ea-b2a1-47cb6faa91e6.html
- Milky Mess TV; 1:50:00
- WDRB News; 3:05:00
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/hjqt9m/lmpd_again_targeted_live_streamers_tonight_steph/
Police are attempting to tow a car at 6th and Jefferson; protesters have gathered in opposition. A protester splashes water on an officer and attempts to run away. The officer chases her, holds her in a headlock, and forces her to the ground with the aid of several other officers. One officer kneels on the protester to arrest her while other officers hold the crowd back. One officer can be heard saying repeatedly saying, "Back the fuck off."
The filmer also posted a screenshot, alleging that the protester was charged with disorderly conduct, possession of marijuana, inciting a riot, and third degree assault of an officer. Third degree assault is generally classified as the intent to cause serious bodily harm, generally with a deadly weapon. The filmer is a journalist with the Courier Journal and is verified on Twitter, lending some credence to her allegations about the charges.
tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, knee, protester
id: ky-louisville-17
geolocation: 38.2541758, -85.7603442
Links
- https://twitter.com/bloosemore/status/1280659724015480837
- https://twitter.com/bloosemore/status/1280692574949462025
Footage shows a handful of peaceful protesters on the sidewalk. Shots can be heard and one of the protesters begins running. The shots are alleged to have been fired from a rooftop. The footage shows officers on the roof of a nearby building. It is believed that they fired the shots, but cannot be verified.
Police alleged that a protester touched an officer's gun.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ky-louisville-18
geolocation: 38.252771, -85.7596619
Links
- https://twitter.com/HayesGardner/status/1281393307805978624
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1281447373294776321
- https://twitter.com/HayesGardner/status/1281393822786781185
Kejohn Jennings was at the rear doors of the Hall of Justice, criticizing officers and asking for their names and badge numbers through an opening in the chained shut doors. An officer approaches (alleged in the lawsuit to be Deputy George Grissom) and pepper-sprayed Mr. Jennings through the opening. Jennings is now suing the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray
id: ky-louisville-19
geolocation: 38.253455, -85.7609173
Links
A police cruiser peels away from a protest with lights and sirens on. The car takes a rapid turn around a corner and hits a protester crossing the street. The officer emerges from the car and stands over the woman while protesters gather around. The officer states he did not hit the protester.
The protester does not appear to be seriously injured.
tags: protester, vehicle
id: ky-louisville-21
geolocation: 38.2527927, -85.7606082
Links
Police surround protesters, forming lines across the street that kettle the protesters in place. Police fire pepper balls at protesters and some protesters respond with water bottles, but the vast majority stand around. Arrests were also made at the time. One arrestee appeared to be a bystander attempting to turn their moped around; the individual was knocked to the ground, then pulled off the moped by police.
A Fox News report estimates about a dozen arrests during this incident. The reporter states that he believes zip ties and handcuffs were used to detain protesters.
The incident may have been initiated when a protester with a shield stopped moving and an officer shoved him. The protester shoved back and a second protester threw a vial of liquid on an officer. Then a noise can be heard and protesters begin to scatter.
tags: arrest, baton, beat, bystander, less-lethal, pepper-ball, projectile, protester, punch, shoot, strike, zip-tie
id: ky-louisville-22
geolocation: 38.2340347, -85.7129543
Links
- https://twitter.com/HayesGardner/status/1308858632973570048
- https://twitter.com/WHAS11Heather/status/1308857981086375936
- https://twitter.com/RetiredMaybe/status/1308865938603859978
- https://twitter.com/NNVnews/status/1308867583928532993
- https://twitter.com/RetiredMaybe/status/1308866465697861634
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1308864372295561216
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1308877064074932230
- https://twitter.com/Real___IT/status/1308873893428580359
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/iyjkn3/a_louisville_crowd_of_hundreds_confronts_a_police/
- https://twitter.com/Terrence_STR/status/1308879038031724545
- https://twitter.com/BobTheComrade/status/1308884041328930816
- https://twitter.com/KEYCNewsNow/status/1308886456644055044
Police push protesters down the sidewalk after declaring unlawful assembly. Protesters are largely compliant, though walking slowly. One officer reaches for a protester for unclear reason. The protester then flees and the officer chases for a moment before stopping. Several protesters are shoved by police. One is grabbed by the shirt. The protester slips out of the shirt and is struck by an officer with a baton. The protester then flees down the street. Police proceeded to arrest numerous protesters in the aftermath.
tags: arrest, baton, grab, protester, push, shove, strike
id: ky-louisville-23
geolocation: 38.2555508, -85.7596154
Links
- https://twitter.com/SVNewsAlerts/status/1308888971070648323
- https://twitter.com/Real___IT/status/1308886254629597184
- https://twitter.com/Gerrrty/status/1308888363538305026
- https://twitter.com/The_lostt_one/status/1308888587451203594
- https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1308889378291355649
Police make a series of arrests after an incident. One arrestee is pulled to their feet. The arrestee appears to jerk away from the arresting officers. The officers then trip the protester and bring them to the ground.
tags: arrest, kick, protester, zip-tie
id: ky-louisville-24
geolocation: 38.2340347, -85.7129543
Links
A protester arrested after an early incident is tripped by police, slamming him to the ground. He is later seen bleeding from the head. Protesters attempt to wash his wound with water and give the arrestee a drink.
tags: arrest, kick, protester, zip-tie
id: ky-louisville-25
geolocation: 38.2340347, -85.7129543
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/iykcwk/louisville_police_kick_a_zip_tied_man_and_pull/
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1308885317102063623
- https://twitter.com/tr00p3rr/status/1308858613222572034
Following an altercation between protesters and police, an arrestee is held in the air by their limbs while police search their pockets. They are then placed in a police van.
tags: arrest, inhumane-treatment, protester, zip-tie
id: ky-louisville-26
geolocation: 38.2340347, -85.7129543
Links
- https://twitter.com/WHAS11Heather/status/1308865830927708163
- https://twitter.com/sethdunlap/status/1308867981724745729
Police kettle and arrest protesters en masse. One independent journalist was arrested and two journalists for The Daily Caller, a conservative news network, were arrested. An image from a Daily Caller reporter shows him handcuffed to a chain along with other protesters.
tags: arrest, journalist, protester
id: ky-louisville-27
geolocation: 38.2532118, -85.7604924
Links
- https://twitter.com/canadarcho/status/1308976713012056065
- https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1308968081348231169
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1309007015788851207
- https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1308965986683551745
- https://twitter.com/SVNewsAlerts/status/1308969768121229312
At a protest on September 24th, police arrested Kentucky State Representative, Attica Scott, the author of Breonna's Law and the only black state representative for Kentucky. She has been charged with first-degree felony rioting, failure to disperse, and unlawful assembly.
tags: arrest, politician, protester
id: ky-louisville-28
geolocation: 38.2440129, -85.7606963
Links
- https://twitter.com/RyanVanVelzer/status/1309308902643826690
- https://twitter.com/bloosemore/status/1309317130291118081
- https://twitter.com/Ashleightticus/status/1309322962177265666
- https://twitter.com/BreakingIEN/status/1309433906572283905
- https://www.wdrb.com/news/police-arrest-24-including-kentucky-state-rep-attica-scott-during-louisville-protests-thursday/article_666e3cf2-fed4-11ea-8b77-032140df7cd0.html
Police declare an unlawful assembly in Louisville during a protest. Police then immediately throw stun grenades into the crowd without apparent provocation.
tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade
id: ky-louisville-29
geolocation: 38.2550354, -85.7419159
Links
- https://twitter.com/HayesGardner/status/1309628639554744320
- https://twitter.com/xshularx/status/1309628718609051648
- https://twitter.com/JBernardBoyle/status/1309628031305121797
- https://twitter.com/ShaqWLKY/status/1309628290488037376
Police arrested a protester near Jefferson Square Park. During the arrest, police tackled the protester to the ground and punched him repeatedly to subdue him. The protester was allegedly flexing his arms, making it difficult for officers to handcuff him.
tags: arrest, protester, punch, strike
id: ky-louisville-30
geolocation: 38.2538168, -85.7602169
Links
- https://twitter.com/osuala_cheyenne/status/1383915493040422914
- https://twitter.com/osuala_cheyenne/status/1384017009139077125
- https://twitter.com/osuala_cheyenne/status/1384017218309001220
- https://wtop.com/national/2021/04/video-louisville-officer-punches-protester-during-arrest/
- https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/04/18/breonna-taylor-video-shows-lmpd-cop-punching-protester-during-arrest/7279751002/