Officer Katie Crews who was placed on administrative reassignment Monday in the fatal shooting, posted a photo of a protester across from her and said, "I hope the pepper balls that she got lit up with a little later on hurt."
New Police Chief Robert Schroeder confirmed he's aware of the unprofessional post and have launched investigation.
The said photo in Crews' post, taken Thursday, shows a protester offering flowers to Crews.
"She was saying and doing a lot more than ‘offering flowers’ to me. Just so for it to be known. For anyone that knows me and knows that facial expression tells everything."
After mentioning the pepper balls, Crews ended the post with "Come back and get ya some more ole girl, I’ll be on the line again tonight.”
Crews joined the Louisville Metro Police Department in 2018 and does not have any disciplinary records
After learning that Crews and LMPD Officer Allen Austin had no body camera footage from the shooting incident in which McAtee died, Mayor Greg Fischer fired Police Chief Steve Conrad, who was slated to retire at the end of the month.
Police said that shortly after midnight Monday, someone shot at officers from a parking lot at 26th and Broadway where a large number of people were gathered. LMPD and National Guard troops aimlessly returned fire, killing McAtee, who ran a popular barbecue stand nearby.
Police said they don't know whether McAtee was the person who fired at police.
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