LOUISVILLE, Ky. ⁠— At a Sunday press conference hosted by The Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Louisville Metro Councilwoman Keisha Dorsey (Dist. 3) said the line has been drawn and a person is either on the side of racism or not.

What You Need To Know


  • Councilwoman Dorsey says shooting doesn't make sense after peaceful protests

  • Protester says alleged gunman has caused issues before

  • Peaceful protesters have become like family

  • Protester says they work to prevent problems

“This is it. I feel like this is the straw that broke the camel’s back. This is it. This is it,” Dorsey told media and a few protesters gathered at the Carl Braden Memorial Center in West Louisville.

Dorsey said Breonna Taylor’s case broke the camel’s back showcasing police brutality against Black people. However, Saturday night’s shooting at Jefferson Square Park broke the camel’s back in that what happened doesn’t add up, given the day’s protests were peaceful, Dorsey told Spectrum News 1 during a follow-up phone call after the press conference.

 “They have stood. They have been peaceful, and to see how they were even treated. The very fact that they had to police themselves. Understand what people are saying,” Dorsey said Sunday morning.

 During the press conference, a protester, who only gave his nickname, Twan, said he has been out there every day, sometimes also camping at Jefferson Square Park. The Kentucky Alliance said Twan has provided help with the events and security during the protests. He gave his own opinion, independent of The Kentucky Alliance, stating Saturday’s events and those sleeping in tents to protest have been peaceful.

 “We have built a whole community down there. We help people. Inform people. Educate people and support people,” he said.

 Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) confirmed that most protesters in the park have been largely peaceful but that things changed Saturday night when shots were fired in the park. 

Twan said the man who appeared to fire shots Saturday night in the direction of the tents, as seen in a Facebook Live posted by Maxwell Mitchell, had been causing issues previously.

 “A couple of days ago, he had stolen somebody’s phone and went through a tent and all of that. To me, honestly, for real, you can do a lot of things and make it seem like I’m crazy; make it seem like you don’t know what’s going on, you’re incapable. It’s all an act,” Twan said. He added that The Kentucky Alliance Co-chair, Shamika Parrish-Wright, who was standing beside Twan when he spoke, bought that individual a phone.

“We prevent problems. We do not need problems. Any problem that arises, we self take care of it. We police ourselves.” 

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