David McAtee Wiki – Biography
McAtee was known by his family as the victim of the shooting, Beshear spoke to the man’s mom, Odessa Riley. She told reporter Phillip Bailey, “I just beat my baby daughter on Jan. 22nd. Now, my child’s son has become killed, so I’m just going through it.”
Between the demonstrations taking place in the name of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, early Monday morning, local businessman David McAtee shot and killed during an event including the Louisville Metro Police and the National Guard, the Courier-Journal reported.McAtee the owner of a successful barbecue place located near the Dino’s Food Mart parking lot where the shooting took place at 12:15 a.m. local time on June 1.
LMPD Chief Steve Conrad told during a press conference on Monday, “Officers and soldiers started to clear the lot and at some point shot at. Both LMPD and National Guard members returned fire.” Conrad wrote that it is unclear if McAtee, 53, the person who discharged at the officers.
“It’s very clear that several people do not understand the police,” Conrad said. “That is a problem we’re going to work on and work through.”
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear tweeted out a report on Monday morning announcing that he’s asked the Kentucky State Police to investigate the matter:
Last night at about midnight, it our understanding that the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the Kentucky National Guard forwarded to 26th and Broadway. While working to separate a crowd, LMPD [Louisville Metro Police Department] and the Kentucky National Guard were fired upon. LMPF and the Kentucky National Guard returned first resulting in death. Given the seriousness of the condition, I have authorized the Kentucky State Police to freely investigate the event.
David McAtee Age
David McAtee was 53 years old.
Cause of Death
#DavidMcAtee was killed last night by @LMPD #LouisvilleProtest #Louisville #Riot2020 pic.twitter.com/Grtlgmu7qh
— Fikis Music (@Fikismusic) June 1, 2020
Through a press conference, Beshear asked for spectators to present videos from the shooting that left McAtee dead. “I’m not asking people to trust our account (of what happened). I want to see the video for ourselves,” Beshear said.
Beshear said he’s been in pressure with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, who has asked for the LMPD to release a “meaningful” amount of body camera footage from the event “as soon as potential.”
.@LMPD officers at 26th and Broadway have put on riot gear as the crowd grows after a shooting that killed one man. The shooting involved LMPD and Nation Guard. Currently, the group is just yelling and crying. No confrontations. @WDRBNews pic.twitter.com/qKfmuY6UJj
— Lexie Ratterman (@LRatterman_WDRB) June 1, 2020
As for who killed McAtee, Conrad said police had “many persons of interest” questioned. He said, “We are collecting video from the occurrence and expect to deliver what we have some time on (Monday).”
Tribute
“My son didn’t hurt nobody. . . Like I said earlier, he fed all @LMPD. The police would come up to his shop and talk to him and be with him. He fed the police. He fed them free. He fed the police and didn’t charge them nothing. My son was a good son.” — Odessa Riley #DavidMcAtee pic.twitter.com/qbsUYT2JFv
— Philmonger (@phillipmbailey) June 1, 2020
WDRB journalist Lexi Ratterman, who also talked with Riley, said McAtee is known as “Yah Yah,” and “The BBQ Man” around the community. McAtee’s mom also asked for the protests in the name of her son to continue calm.
Miss Odessa is David McAtee’s mother. He was also known as Yah Yah and the BBQ Man. Miss Odessa has asked for the protests for her 53 yo son who was shot and killed to remain peaceful. So far, this upset group of about 200 has done that. @WDRBNews pic.twitter.com/ewsnmE8eav
— Lexie Ratterman (@LRatterman_WDRB) June 1, 2020
McAtee provided his time and food to Missionaries of America’s Louisville Family Housing Services (LFHS) to help present feeds to homeless families. In 2014, he featured by Volunteers of America for his work with Bellarmine Food Recovery Network (BRFN), which supports provide food to 24 families every day.
A Louisville woman wrote on Facebook, “The man shot, David McAtee, an icon in the Russell neighborhood and recognized for his BBQ on the corner. Why did he have to die?”
