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David Mcatee's Family Questioning Police

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David Mcatee's Family Questioning Police
David Mcatee's Family Questioning Police
video of David Mcatee released

The family of a louisville restaurant owner are questioning the account given by police about what led to his fatal shooting during a protest on monday.

L3: top story white david mcatee's family questioning police account louisville the louisville metro police department released surveillance video they say appeared to show david mcatee firing a gun from the door of his barbeque restaurant as officers and national guard soldiers tried to clear a crowd gathered after curfew.

The video released shows gunfire at the door of mcatee's restaurant that night as officers and soldiers move in.

The video also shows mcatee stumble back into the restaurant after being shot inthe chest then a gun is seen on the ground... which police say mcatee dropped.

But mcatee's family says there is more video of the incident and questioned why police released video from just a few angles.

Louisville interim police chief robert schroeder says the video does not answer every question and that police were releasing it for the sake of transparency.

Lexington police have released video they hope will help identify another suspect in an assault that happened during a protest.

Full mug:19-year-old charged with inciting a riot a 15-year-old also arrested - lexington police department

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