Steven Lopez, a Black Lives Matter protester, was arrested for inciting a riot, disorderly conduct, harassment and possession of drug paraphernalia. His citation noted he was in possession of a handgun "with two full mags of ammo" at the time of the arrest. He was released. Ten days later Lopez was arrested again for murder and first-degree wanton endangerment. The murder victim was another Black Lives Matter protester. Lopez fired into an encampment of protesters wanting to defund the police. Bystanders returned fire, wounding the accused killer in the leg. Lopez participated in many protests, which rocked the streets of Louisville for a month. Media accounts referred to the BLM protester as a [[Hispanic]] [[white supremacist]].<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-we-know-about-steven-lopez-the-suspect-in-the-fatal-louisville-protest-shooting/ar-BB166xfs</ref> The leftwing armed militia group [[NFAC]] shot three people in Braxton Park.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200811134945if_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmI8bJ7Kgr8&gl=US&hl=en</ref><ref>https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/07/25/louisville-shooting-accidental-shots-fired-injures-3-nfac-protest/5510892002/</ref> Kamala Harris referred to the violence as “brilliant” and was “an essential component or mark of a real [[democracy]]."<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/26/kamala-harris-blasted-for-praising-blm-as-essential-and-brilliant-amid-violence/</ref> In the Breonna Taylor case, police executed the search warrant by knocking on the door. The warrant listed Breonna Taylor and two men. Both men were under suspicion of trafficking drugs. Taylor's apartment was being used as part of a trafficking ring.<ref>https://www.wave3.com/2020/05/12/breonna-taylor-shooting-warrant-says-suspect-used-her-apartment-hide-drugs/</ref> Breonna Taylor and her boyfriend Kenneth Walker refused to answer the door after the police identified themselves. The police broke down the door. Kenneth Walker was armed and shot first at police. Walker used Taylor as a shield. The police returned fire and Breonna Taylor was shot and killed.<ref>https://youtu.be/Igp5Ov2aluM</ref> | Steven Lopez, a Black Lives Matter protester, was arrested for inciting a riot, disorderly conduct, harassment and possession of drug paraphernalia. His citation noted he was in possession of a handgun "with two full mags of ammo" at the time of the arrest. He was released. Ten days later Lopez was arrested again for murder and first-degree wanton endangerment. The murder victim was another Black Lives Matter protester. Lopez fired into an encampment of protesters wanting to defund the police. Bystanders returned fire, wounding the accused killer in the leg. Lopez participated in many protests, which rocked the streets of Louisville for a month. Media accounts referred to the BLM protester as a [[Hispanic]] [[white supremacist]].<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-we-know-about-steven-lopez-the-suspect-in-the-fatal-louisville-protest-shooting/ar-BB166xfs</ref> The leftwing armed militia group [[NFAC]] shot three people in Braxton Park.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200811134945if_/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmI8bJ7Kgr8&gl=US&hl=en</ref><ref>https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/07/25/louisville-shooting-accidental-shots-fired-injures-3-nfac-protest/5510892002/</ref> Kamala Harris referred to the violence as “brilliant” and was “an essential component or mark of a real [[democracy]]."<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/26/kamala-harris-blasted-for-praising-blm-as-essential-and-brilliant-amid-violence/</ref> In the Breonna Taylor case, police executed the search warrant by knocking on the door. The warrant listed Breonna Taylor and two men. Both men were under suspicion of trafficking drugs. Taylor's apartment was being used as part of a trafficking ring.<ref>https://www.wave3.com/2020/05/12/breonna-taylor-shooting-warrant-says-suspect-used-her-apartment-hide-drugs/</ref> Breonna Taylor and her boyfriend Kenneth Walker refused to answer the door after the police identified themselves. The police broke down the door. Kenneth Walker was armed and shot first at police. Walker used Taylor as a shield. The police returned fire and Breonna Taylor was shot and killed.<ref>https://youtu.be/Igp5Ov2aluM</ref> |