Louisville Memorial Honoring Officers Killed on Duty Vandalized with Burning American Flags

The Louisville memorial in Kentucky which honored the police officers who were killed on duty was seen vandalized with burning American flags. Reports say the memorial was also vandalized in 2020 during the protests and riots for the death of Breonna Taylor.

On May 3, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and a report from the Louisville Courier Journal stated that the Louisville memorial in Kentucky was vandalized with the burning of two American flags. This memorial was where the law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty were honored. Reports say the flags were burned atop the Louisville Law Enforcement Memorial in Jefferson Square Park.

According to Gillespie, the vandalizing of the Louisville memorial happened a few days before the National Police Week begins. On May 4, the FOP states that there will be no leniency given to the criminals who will be caught after defiling the memorial.

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Vandalizing the Louisville Memorial

An article in the WHAS11 states that authorities responded to a report about the incident around 11:15 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, they discovered two burned American flags atop the Louisville memorial. Fortunately, by May 4, most of the debris was cleared except for some remnants of the burned flags and the damage to the Louisville memorial itself.

Reports say the vandalizing of the Louisville memorial is still under investigation and the Louisville Police are already reviewing a video of the incident. Apparently, in 2020, the memorial was also vandalized during the protests and riots after a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, died. The police allegedly conducted a raid on her apartment in connection with a drug investigation.

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