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June 29, 2020

Gunman Kills One Person After Opening Fire at Antiracist Protesters in Louisville, Kentucky
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Protests against racism and police violence continued over the weekend.
In Louisville, Kentucky, a gunman fired more than a dozen rounds into a
crowd of protesters late Saturday, killing one person, injuring another
and sending scores diving for cover. Twenty-seven-year-old photographer
Tyler Gerth, a vocal supporter of the protests, died at the scene.
Police arrested 23-year-old Steven Nelson Lopez and charged him with
murder and wanton endangerment. After the shooting, authorities ordered
an end to a protest encampment which is demanding justice for Breonna
Taylor, a 26-year-old African American emergency medic who was shot to
death by Louisville police inside her own apartment in March. No
officers have been charged in her killing.


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