The chief of Louisville Metro police spoke publicly Wednesday about the death of Katelyn Hall, and said the department is working fast to get out footage.Hall, 28, was shot by LMPD officers who were called to respond to her mental health crisis last Friday.When they arrived, police said she was locked in a bathroom with a sharp object, and when police got into the bathroom, she charged at them.Two officers, Robert Baker and Robert Gabbard, fired multiple shots, and police said Hall was hit several times.During a Wednesday briefing on other crime matters, Chief Paul Humphrey opened up with remarks about Hall’s death.‘She deserved help, not bullets’: Family mourns woman in crisis killed by LMPD”Responding to people in mental health crisis are often some of the most complex and emotionally charged situations that officers handle. As a community, mental health support is something we must continue to improve,” Humphrey said.He said he couldn’t comment further on the investigation while it is ongoing, but that the department is working “very hard” to get the body-worn camera video of the shooting released by Friday. Their policy is to have it available within 10 business days, and Friday would be five.He said he wanted to make it clear that officers do not review their body-worn camera prior to giving statements. “So I want to make sure that anything that I say does not influence that investigation or their statements. What I can say, though, is that no one goes into these situations hoping or expecting for this outcome. Not the families, not the officers, and certainly not the community. I’m asking for your patience as we attempt to learn and understand everything that happened,” he said.Humphrey also asked for prayers for her family, the officers and the community. Watch his full response in the video player at the top of this story. Both officers are on administrative leave.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
The chief of Louisville Metro police spoke publicly Wednesday about the death of Katelyn Hall, and said the department is working fast to get out footage.
Hall, 28, was shot by LMPD officers who were called to respond to her mental health crisis last Friday.
When they arrived, police said she was locked in a bathroom with a sharp object, and when police got into the bathroom, she charged at them.
Two officers, Robert Baker and Robert Gabbard, fired multiple shots, and police said Hall was hit several times.
During a Wednesday briefing on other crime matters, Chief Paul Humphrey opened up with remarks about Hall’s death.
‘She deserved help, not bullets’: Family mourns woman in crisis killed by LMPD
“Responding to people in mental health crisis are often some of the most complex and emotionally charged situations that officers handle. As a community, mental health support is something we must continue to improve,” Humphrey said.
He said he couldn’t comment further on the investigation while it is ongoing, but that the department is working “very hard” to get the body-worn camera video of the shooting released by Friday.
Their policy is to have it available within 10 business days, and Friday would be five.
He said he wanted to make it clear that officers do not review their body-worn camera prior to giving statements.
“So I want to make sure that anything that I say does not influence that investigation or their statements. What I can say, though, is that no one goes into these situations hoping or expecting for this outcome. Not the families, not the officers, and certainly not the community. I’m asking for your patience as we attempt to learn and understand everything that happened,” he said.
Humphrey also asked for prayers for her family, the officers and the community.
Watch his full response in the video player at the top of this story.
Both officers are on administrative leave.