A protester has been shot dead by law enforcement officers in Louisville on the fourth night of unrest following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd.

It is not clear if the man was shot by National Guard - who were brought in on Saturday to quell the unrest in the city - or by a police officer. 

The man, understood to be the owner of a local barbecue restaurant, was killed shortly after midnight when a large crowd gathered in a parking lot after the 'dusk to dawn' 9pm curfew began.

Officers tried to break up the crowd when one person fired a shot at the police who shot back, WLKY reported.

It is unclear if the man who died is the one who first fired the shot.

Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad called the man a 'protester', however witnesses said they were not part of the demonstrations. 

The victim would be the first person killed by an officer during the nation-wide unrest. 

Speaking at a press conference today, police chief Conrad said: 'It's very clear that many people do not trust the police. That is an issue we're going to work on and work through.'

His death comes just days after gunfire wounded at least seven people at another Louisville protest against the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed by police in March. 

One person was left in critical condition. Louisville's Mayor Greg Fischer said police officers did not fire the shots.

Protests have erupted up and down the country after white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on unarmed George Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds last week, despite Floyd's desperate repeated pleas for help. Floyd passed out and later died. 














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A protester has been shot dead by law enforcement officers in Louisville on the fourth night of unrest following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd. Pictured: Police at the scene last night







It is not clear if the man was shot by National Guard - who were brought in on Saturday to quell the unrest in the city - or by a police officer. Pictured: Police at the scene

















Shocking footage of the raid - taken from inside an onlookers car - shows police and national guard storming the parking lot outside a grocery store







Law enforcement officers used the witness's car as a barricade as they crouched down - clutching guns - after a shot was fired


His death is seen as a symbol of systemic police brutality against African-Americans sparking outrage country-wide.

On Sunday night, 40 people were arrested in Louisville alone after officers used tear gas to break up crowds of protesters. 

Tens of thousands of people gathered as the National Guard was deployed to over half the states in the country on Sunday for protests that have seen 4,100 people get arrested this weekend alone.

But even the threat of heavy officer presence didn't deter protesters in Philadelphia from hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at police, crowds to raid stores including Coach and Chanel in New York and San Francisco, and fires being ignited mere feet from the White House. 

Late Sunday in Washington D.C. a fire was set ablaze in the historic St. John's Episcopal Church and Lafayette Park in front of the White House. 

The demonstrations have marked unparalleled civil unrest in the US that hasn't been seen since the 1968 assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  




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Police and Secret Service pictured standing guard in front of the White House as protesters edge closer on Sunday 







Demonstrators pictured flipping a car over and smashing its class windows during a protest near the White House on Sunday







A protester raises their first near a fire outside the White House as protests engulfed the country for another night 







The historic St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington DC was set ablaze in protests on Sunday. Police form a line in front of the church late Sunday







By Sunday night the church was engulfed in orange flames, but it's not clear how the blaze started















Protesters set an American flag on fire at Lafayette Park in front of the White House as they rallied against police brutality on Sunday evening







Over 1,000 protesters gathered around a fire ignited near the White House on Sunday evening