A man died after an altercation with security outside Nowhere Bar Louisville early Sunday morning. Nowhere has been a staple bar for the LGBTQ+ community in Louisville for years.

Social media posts have confirmed the victim was Christopher McKinney.

WDRB reported that Metrosafe supervisors confirm there was a call for a “man down” at 1133 Bardstown Road at 1:11 a.m. That’s the listed address for Nowhere Bar. Witnesses say the incident happened near the front door of the bar and that they saw CPR being done on the man.

Owners of Nowhere Bar Louisville, David Finn and David Mattingly, have not commented on what happened. Queer Kentucky will keep you up to date.

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