Police killings
2013-2020

Christopher A. Roberts

Male, White

Date of the incident: 7/19/2018

Louisville, Jefferson, KY
4540 Taylorsville Rd

Police said a man had a big knife and was rolling around on the outdoor hallway of a motel. An officer chased Christopher Roberts and told him to drop the knife, but Roberts refused. The officer tasered Roberts twice. The second time, Roberts was going down concrete steps, fell, and hit his head, killing him.