Apologies for this being ~2 months old, but I didn't see a thread and this deserves more noise.
On March 13, Breonna Taylor was murdered in her home by three officers from the Louisville Metro Police Dept.
Sgt. Jon Mattingly and detectives Brent Hankinson and Myles Cosgrove initiated a no-knock raid at Taylor's home in the middle of the night. They chose not to wear body cameras, and neighbors report that they did not announce themselves as police. They simply battered down the front door with a battering ram.
Taylor's SO, Kenneth Walker, woke to the sound of three men breaking through their front door, so he opened fire, hitting Mattingly in the leg. The three officers then returned fire, unleashing 22 rounds into the apartment. Eight of those shots hit Taylor, killing her. At that point, the police finally announced themselves and Walker came out. He was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer.
Oh, one other thing. The raid was at the wrong address. Police were looking for someone else (who had already been picked up earlier in the day) at a different address. Neither Taylor or Walker had done anything illegal, nor were they suspected of doing anything illegal.
Walker's initial bail was set at $250,000, but was reduced to home confinement by a judge. The president of the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter flipped out, demanding that a man who was merely defending his own home, be locked up immediately. The LMPD Police Chief was also not happy.
Finally, is it any surprise that the LMPD would close ranks around their officers? After all, it does display the "thin blue line" version of the US flag on its official social media page which represents protecting officers above all else, even the law.
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On March 13, Breonna Taylor was murdered in her home by three officers from the Louisville Metro Police Dept.
Sgt. Jon Mattingly and detectives Brent Hankinson and Myles Cosgrove initiated a no-knock raid at Taylor's home in the middle of the night. They chose not to wear body cameras, and neighbors report that they did not announce themselves as police. They simply battered down the front door with a battering ram.
Taylor's SO, Kenneth Walker, woke to the sound of three men breaking through their front door, so he opened fire, hitting Mattingly in the leg. The three officers then returned fire, unleashing 22 rounds into the apartment. Eight of those shots hit Taylor, killing her. At that point, the police finally announced themselves and Walker came out. He was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer.
Oh, one other thing. The raid was at the wrong address. Police were looking for someone else (who had already been picked up earlier in the day) at a different address. Neither Taylor or Walker had done anything illegal, nor were they suspected of doing anything illegal.
Walker's initial bail was set at $250,000, but was reduced to home confinement by a judge. The president of the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter flipped out, demanding that a man who was merely defending his own home, be locked up immediately. The LMPD Police Chief was also not happy.
Finally, is it any surprise that the LMPD would close ranks around their officers? After all, it does display the "thin blue line" version of the US flag on its official social media page which represents protecting officers above all else, even the law.
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Attorneys claim LMPD officers killed 26-year-old EMT in 'botched' police raid
"Had Breonna Taylor been killed by anyone except police, the person or persons responsible for her death would have been charged with a homicide," defense attorney Rob Eggert said in
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Coroner identifies woman shot and killed in officer-involved shooting
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office revealed the identity Sunday evening of the woman shot and killed inside a home on Springfield Drive in the middle of an officer-involved shooting.
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Black Woman Shot to Death by Cops, Cops Outraged That Second Suspect Was Released From Jail
On March 13 in Louisville, Ky., 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was shot to death in what appeared to be a botched police raid as officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department attempted to execute a search warrant at the home of a suspected drug dealer.
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