Man Who Participated in Protests Charged With Murder of Photographer

Police cordon off the area after a fatal shooting at Jefferson Square Park, in Louisville, Ky., June 27, 2020, in a still image obtained from a social media video. Maxwell Mitchell via Reuters

A man apprehended on suspicion of killing a photographer at a park occupied by protesters had participated in a number of recent protests, officials said.

Steven Nelson Lopez, 23, was arrested on charges of murder and first-degree wanton endangerment.