Officer fatally shoots man swinging flag pole in Louisville [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Jun 14, 12:13 AM EDT
Officer fatally shoots man swinging flag pole in Louisville
By CLAIRE GALOFARO
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- An African man was shot and killed by a Louisville Metro Police officer Saturday afternoon, after police say he grabbed a flagpole and swung it at the officer. The man, whose name has not yet been released by authorities, was shot twice and died later at the hospital, according to the police department.
The African immigrant was a regular presence in the Old Louisville neighborhood surrounding the busy street corner where he was killed, neighbors said. A neighbor left a bundle of yellow lilies on the sidewalk where he fell.
Dozens began to gather there Saturday evening, trying to piece together what led to the fatal shooting and calling for police to quickly release footage from nearby surveillance cameras.
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Kenneth Williams said he watched the shooting from across the street and refuted the police department's account. The man had been staggering down the street and looked dazed, Williams said.
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