LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 27-year-old was identified Monday as the man Louisville police said was shot and killed by an officer late Saturday night.
Louisville Metro Police Deputy Chief Ryan Bates said police responded just before 9:30 p.m. to the 3000 block of Cromarty Way after multiple calls related to an assault.
Police said the caller told dispatch at least three people had been assaulted and requested EMS. Officers were then told that the suspect was running down the road without clothes on, police said.
Once at the scene, a witness told police where the suspect was. Bates said the officer found a naked man sitting in the street. He said the officer told the suspect multiple times to show his hands. Then, the man stood up and began walking toward the officer.
Police said the officer told the suspect to stop but he continued toward him. That's when the officer shot the man, Bates said.
Officers who arrived as backup rendered aid but the man died at the scene. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the man as Martin Nitzken Jr., 27, of Louisville.
Under department policy, additional information and body camera footage from the shooting will be made public within 10 business days.
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