With timing of the announcement still uncertain, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer declared a state of emergency due to the potential for civil unrest.

The shooting has raised new questions about how police deal with people with mental health issues amid nationwide calls for police reform.

Loud boos rang out while NFL players locked arms in solidarity at the league's season opener on Thursday night.

'It feels great to know the community's here to back me up, and we're standing for something, and that's always a great thing.'

La'Ron Singletary, the city's police chief, is among those retiring, as is Deputy Chief Joseph M. Morabito and possibly other senior commanders, Mayor Lovely Warren said.

Mayor Greg Fischer announced on Monday that Yvette Gentry will serve as interim chief of the department, according to The Courier-Journal.

``The chief and I, we love our city. We were born and raised here,'' Mayor Lovely Warren said. ``We are committed to making the necessary changes to make sure this community moves forward.''

Activists who have marched nightly in this city by Lake Ontario since police body camera videos of the encounter were released Wednesday say more needs to be done to hold the city accountable and to help others like Prude.

Jacob Blake Sr. said the past two weeks have been ``surreal'' and ``like a dream'' and he's mentally worn out, adding he's been receiving death threats.

While many in law enforcement defend the hoods as vital to prevent officers from being spit on or even bitten, critics have denounced them as dangerous and inhumane.