Louisville Metro Police Department (provided)Louisville Metro Government officials this week fired two of the employees involved in the unintentional killing of a homeless woman during a West End alley cleanup earlier this year.The Department of Public Works employees received the termination notice s on Thursday, according to records obtained by LPM News through the Kentucky Open Records Act. The firings stem from an incident on Feb. 12 when a two-man crew operating a dump truck with a hydraulic claw picked up a pile of debris along with 35-year-old Tyrah Adams, who was asleep under a blanket. Once released from the claw, Adams went into a nearby business where bystanders called 911, but she later died from her injuries.The Jefferson County Attorney’s Office announced last month that it would not seek criminal charges against any of the employees involved in Adams’ killing. The office said it did not think it could win a conviction in court.One of the people fired this week was part of the crew that killed Adams. The other was their supervisor. LPM News is not naming the employees.In a letter to Public Works officials, Human Resources Director Ernestine Booth-Henry and Assistant Director Ann Triebsch wrote that the second crew member also would have been fired had they not retired shortly after the incident. They found the employees violated six policies, including promoting “general standards of safety and health” and treating the public with respect.The HR leaders also found the supervisor violated accident and investigation procedures, which require all accidents be “thoroughly investigated to determine all the facts and details associated with the accident.” That violation is not listed in the supervisor’s termination letter.Police investigators found the supervisor met the crew in the alley before approaching the convenience store Adams went to after the incident. He turned around when he saw an ambulance in the parking lot. None of the employees called 911, police found.In a written statement, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg called Adams’ killing “a tragic accident.” He said the city’s investigation found “the employees involved in this incident made decisions after the accident that aren’t consistent with our policies or procedures.”“They did not call 911, did not check on Ms. Adams or render aid,” Greenberg said.The city is also implementing some policy changes in response to the tragedy, Greenberg said.Kristen Shanahan, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Works, said the agency has activated an internal policy review committee, changed policies related to “certain solid waste and bulk waste activities,” provided additional employee training on responding to emergency events and hired a consultant to conduct a “comprehensive review” of Solid Waste Management Services operations.The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Adams’ family is ongoing.The lawsuit alleges that the employees knew or should have known that people experiencing homelessness tended to congregate in that area. It also accused the employees of violating internal policies about how to operate heavy machinery safely. The termination letters did not directly address policies related to heavy machinery operations.Stephanie Rivas, an attorney representing the family, did not immediately respond to LPM News’ request for comment on the firings. ...read more read less