LMPD announces change in process of releasing body camera footage after police shootings | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — While releasing body camera footage Thursday from the fatal police shooting of a man armed with a knife near Dixie Highway, Louisville Metro Police announced changes to the way it releases such footage.

LMPD said Thursday that, moving forward, the chief and top brass of the police department will no longer answer questions face-to-face when the video is released to the public. Automatic news conferences, such as the one held Thursday afternoon, won’t happen anymore. Instead, LMPD plans to release what it’s calling “curated videos,” showing the footage and a prepared statement on what they say happened.

There will be some exceptions, however, such as when there is a mass shooting or a threat to the public.

“This echoes the commitment to transparency and consistency from the mayor and the chief,” Assistant Chief of LMPD Emily McKinley said Thursday. “All available public information is available in …