LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The investigation into the fatal shooting of David McAtee by the Kentucky State Police has been completed and handed over to prosecutors.


What You Need To Know

  • KSP investigation into David McAtee's death completed

  • Findings have been turned over to the Commonwealth's Attorney in Louisville for review

  • File will also shared with FBI, which is conducting separate investigation

Investigators turned the findings from the May 31 death of McAtee, a local barbecue shop owner, to the Commonwealth's Attorney in Louisville for review, said J. Michael Brown, secretary of state's executive Cabinet.

Brown said the file would be shared with the FBI, which is conducting a separate investigation.

“There’s nothing to suggest, from the evidence collected so far, that there’s any significant difference between the sequence of events and actions that were previously reported or captured on videos,” Brown said during Gov. Andy Beshear's news briefing Monday.

In June, Brown said bullet evidence showed that McAtee had been shot at his restaurant by a National Guard member. McAtee had fired at least two rounds from his gun, Brown said. There were two guard members in the area and investigators could not determine which one fired the fatal bullet. During protests in Louisville over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the National Guard was in the city to help enforce a curfew.

A video shows Louisville Metro Police Department officers shooting pepper balls into the area where McAtee was cooking outdoors, but Brown said he believes McAtee fired the first live round and guard members returned fire.