One Killed, Another Person Wounded By Gunshot In Louisville, Kentucky
JAKARTA - One person died, while another was injured, in a shooting incident at Jefferson Square Park, Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday, June 27, evening. This place was the center of a protest against police who killed a black woman at her home in March.
The shooting at the park was received at 9 p.m. local time, according to the Louisville City Police Department.
"A call later came (informing) that Sheriff's personnel were in the park carrying out rescue measures on a man, who eventually died at the scene," police said in a statement.
The statement also explained that the police cleared the location and that the authorities were investigating the murder. There are no further details of this statement.
The Mayor of Louisville, Greg Fischer, expressed his sorrow for the violence at a place where people had gathered to voice concern.
"It is a tragedy that this area of peaceful protest is now a scene of crime," Fischer said in a tweet on Twitter.
I am deeply saddened by the violence that erupted in Jefferson Square Park tonight, where those who have been voicing their concerns have been gathered. It is a tragedy that this area of peaceful protest is now a crime scene. 1/2
- Major Greg Fischer (@louisvillemayor) June 28, 2020
The park has been at the center of protests over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in a gun battle when drug investigators stormed her Louisville home about three months ago.
Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, died on March 13 after officers entered his apartment with an arrest warrant.
One of the three officers involved in the shooting was fired from the police department on Tuesday.
The murder of Taylor has returned to the public after the death of George Floyd on May 25 in the city of Minneapolis.
These two incidents, along with a number of others, have led to calls in nationwide protests against police brutality and racial bias in the United States criminal justice system.