Louisville PD apologizes for targeting news crew at protest Louisville police have apologized on the heels of video that showed a police officer firing what appeared to be pepper balls at a news crew during a live television broadcastLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A police officer was seen on camera firing what appeared to be pepper balls at a news crew during a live television broadcast of the second night of Louisville protests, prompting an apology from the Louisville Metro Police Department. Video shows a police officer aiming directly at the camera crew, as Rust describes the projectiles as “pepper bullets.”“I want to apologize,” Louisville police spokeswoman Jessie Halladay told the Courier Journal. Rust tells them they're OK, and that the crew was behind the line, but police wanted them to move further away. The use of non-lethal force on the WAVE-TV crew happened the same day CNN employees were arrested live on air while covering protests in Minnesota. Two people were arrested at Friday night's protest in Louisville, and no significant injuries were reported, Halladay said.

Source: ABC News May 30, 2020 07:51 UTC