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We're standing by for a 4 o'clock briefing from @GovAndyBeshear. We'll tweet some highlights here in this thread, or you can hear the whole thing on 89.3FM (online at wfpl.org).
Beshear says July was the toughest month KY has experienced in terms of coronavirus cases. Last week was the toughest week. He says unfortunately that will have ramifications - death rates often follow a few weeks to a month behind cases.
Beshear says KY is still at risk of becoming the next Florida or Arizona. He says when people look back on this time, he wants KY to be front and center as a good example of making the sacrifices necessary to protect one another.
Coming up, @LMPD interim chief Robert Schroeder and Metro Chief of Public Safety Amy Hess will testify as part of Metro Council's investigation into the Fischer administration's response to #BreonnaTaylor, #DavidMcAtee and protests. Background: wfpl.org/committee-will…
@LMPD Watch here: louisville.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…
Read the order describing the investigation here: louisville.legistar.com/LegislationDet…
Good morning, y'all. We've gotten a lot of new followers over the past few weeks, so let us tell you about what we do and how you can support our ongoing coverage of #Louisvilleprotest, #BreonnaTaylor, #DavidMcAtee and #coronavirus in our region. 1/
We are a public radio, non-profit newsroom. Our reporters and editors have been on the ground reporting on the demonstrations for social justice in Louisville. They're live-tweeting and taking photos and video so you can see what is happening in our city. 2/ 
And they've come back and done deeper dives to provide context to this moment in history, like this story from @RyanVanVelzer about the history and effects of the crowd dispersal weapons that LMPD has used on demonstrators: wfpl.org/the-weapons-us… 3/
In case you missed it, our staff @WFPLNews @KentuckyCIR had a flurry of stories yesterday night, including coverage of #LouisvilleProtests and deeper looks at the shooting of #DavidMcAtee. Here's some of it:
Reporter @jaredtbennett looked at the role of the National Guard in the protests, as well as in McAtee's death.
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.@RyanVanVelzer was out covering the protests much of the night, and was also on hand to capture it when @louisvillemayor spoke with the crowd for the first time Tuesday. wfpl.org/after-6-days-m…
Yesterday officials released new videos they said showed that #DavidMcAtee fired a gun, prompting police and National Guard members to fire back the bullets that killed him. (1/3)
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Family and friends of #DavidMcAtee told @jacobhryan he wouldn’t have shot at police.
“He thought they were his friends, and they killed him.” (2/3)
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“He thought they were his friends, and they killed him.” (2/3)
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By Tuesday evening, police were saying the video showed #DavidMcAtee firing his gun. But when we asked them to point to time stamps in the video to corroborate that claim, they declined. (3/3)
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It's 4pm, which means it's the new time for @GovAndyBeshear 's daily address. Today it's not only about coronavirus, but also #breonnataylor, #davidmcatee and the #louisvilleprotests. Follow along here or listen on 89.3 WFPL.
@GovAndyBeshear Beshear says he's listening to concerns about military presence. The state will reduce the National Guard presence in Louisville, on recommendation of the Adjutant General.
Beshear says he supports the release of any footage that will shed light on David McAtee's death. Says there should have been body camera footage. There's not. Michael Brown will be overseeing the ongoing investigation into McAtee's death.
A very personal thread on racism, & #GeorgeFloyd 🇺🇸 ‘I’m tired of grieving at the gravesides of those who lost their lives to racial violence, tired of families in the midst of the grief forced to set up campaigns for justice..’ 1/12
2/12- I’m angry that 28 years after my teeth were knocked out by Glasgow police with the words “this is what happens to black boys with big mouths” that neither then nor since has any police officer in Scotland ever faced justice for racism- don’t tell me it doesn’t happen -
3/12- I’m tired of being angry,I’m tired of the bad memories, I’m tired of never being too scared to say anything when racism effects me personally, tired of reading statements of solidarity from the “great & the good” whilst there’s silence on #ShekuBayoh
Video not loading but what a moment at 26th and Broadway, where #DavidMcAtee was killed last night.
Just witnessed:
1. a woman work to keep an aggressive mentally ill man away from officers
Just witnessed:
1. a woman work to keep an aggressive mentally ill man away from officers
2. an LMPD officer who stepped forward to engage in confrontation be pulled back by a fellow officer
3. protesters in the back of the crowd hurl plastic water bottles across broadway at officers
