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CHEF David McAtee - the popular owner of a Kentucky barbecue spot who fed cops "for free" - was fatally shot by security forces during protests over the death of a medic.
His grieving mother, Odessa Riley, described him as a "community pillar and a good person".
Who was David McAtee?
David McAtee, 53, was the owner of a barbecue spot, YaYa's BBQ, in western Louisville, Kentucky.
Dubbed 'the BBQ Man', he was known for offering free meals to cops, according to pals and family after his death.
The chef was gunned down while police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew early on June 1 during protests over a previous fatal shooting by cops in Kentucky’s largest city.
McAtee's mother, Odessa Riley, told the Courier Journal: "He left a great legend behind. He was a good person. Everybody around him would say that.
"My son didn't hurt nobody. He didn't do nothing to nobody."
Christopher 2X, an anti-violence activist and executive director of the group Game Changers, said McAtee was well-liked.
“I’ve never known him to be aggressive in any kind of way,” he added.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said on June 1: "David was a friend to many, [a] well known, barbecue man.
"[He] had nurtured so many people in their bellies, in their hearts before, and for him to be caught up in this and for him not to be with us today is a tragedy that is just hard to put into words."
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