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Steven Lopez

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Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:2020s
State:Kentucky
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Steven Lopez

Biography

Shot and killed photographer Tyler Gerth at a June 2020 Louisville protest; first-degree manslaughter + 22 counts wanton endangerment. Sentence: 30 years prison. Verified via public court/press records: https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-02-14/man-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-killing-louisville-photographer-tyler-gerth

Photo: WYMT, via WDRB/WAVE. Original-image crop; identified by the source (first photograph explicitly captioned Steven Lopez in the Louisville case; blurred sidebars excluded). Source: https://www.wdrbwave.com/2024/01/08/louisville-man-pleads-guilty-deadly-shooting-photographer-during-breonna-taylor-protests/ . Non-free image used at low resolution under this site's educational/memorial fair-use rationale; not an open-license or permission claim.

Case

Charges: Shot and killed photographer Tyler Gerth at a June 2020 Louisville protest; first-degree manslaughter + 22 counts wanton endangerment
Sentenced: Feb 13, 2024
Sentence: 30 years prison