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Louisville protesters push back after LMPD releases video of gun confrontation
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2020/09/20/louisville-protesters-police-differ-accounts-gun-incident-hurstbourne-parkway/5844567002/Louisville protesters push back after LMPD releases video of gun confrontation
Lucas Aulbach
Louisville Courier Journal
After a protester was arrested Friday for pointing a gun at a motorist during a march in east Louisville, some in the crowd want to know why the driver wasn't taken into custody as well.
Both the protester and the motorist pointed guns, according to Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression co-chair Tyra Walker, who witnessed the encounter after a protest at Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office.
“This man, whose name I do not know, was allowed to leave the scene after he threatened dozens of protesters with his gun," Walker said Sunday morning at a Kentucky Alliance press conference.
Walker said the driver's intent was to "agitate" those in the crowd. But the only person facing charges is the protester. Louisville Metro Police spokesman Lamont Washington said in an emailed statement that the driver was not arrested "because he was the victim in the incident" and no charges against him are expected.