Gerth, 27, was a photographer documenting Breonna Taylor protests in Downtown Louisville when he was shot and killed in 2020.
Steven Lopez was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison.Â
Steven Lopez pleaded guilty last month to shooting and killing Tyler Gerth, 27, at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville on June 27, 2020.
Steven Lopez accepted a prison plea of 30 years in prison last week, with 18 of those years for the shooting death of 27-year-old Tyler Gerth.Â
The inaugural race was held in June 2021.
A historical marker remembering Breonna Taylor, David McAtee and Tyler Gerth was placed at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville on Wednesday.
The Tyler Gerth Foundation is holding its Second Annual Tyler Gerth "Be Excellent To Each Other" 5K.
Four former and current Louisville Metro Police officers were charged Thursday with federal crimes in connection with the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020.
Tyler Gerth, a 2011 graduate of Trinity, was shot and killed while attending and photographing a protest for racial justice in Jefferson Square Park.
Pictures and purpose came together for the benefit honoring the Louisville photographer killed during social justice protests.