Articles (Breonna Taylor)
“She didn’t think Taylor would be at risk in her own home. But late at night on March 13, Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The officers were investigating two people suspected of selling drugs, neither of whom was Taylor, according to USA Today.
The Louisville Metro Police Department declined to comment on the case to the 19th, citing an ongoing investigation. Taylor’s family members, who are alleging excessive force and gross negligence in her death, filed suit on April 27 against the three officers involved in the shooting. They — and others — are also asking why it has taken so long for the case to gain public attention.”
– Vox, The police shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her apartment, explained.
“On March 13, Breonna Taylor was shot to death in her own home by Louisville, Ky., police officers. She was sleeping when they broke down her door and invaded her home. She was 26 and an EMT.
Police claim they announced themselves before using some type of battering ram to force their way in, but witnesses say the police did not identify themselves as police officers. Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, says he believed they were being robbed and fired a gun at police, striking one officer in the leg. Police responded with a hail of gunfire. The police shot Taylor, who was unarmed, at least eight times, killing her. They then arrested and charged Walker with attempted murder of a police officer.
The police say they were looking for evidence against a suspect in an ongoing narcotics investigation. That suspect lives 10 miles from Taylor’s home. No drugs were found in her apartment.”
– The Nation, Breonna Taylor Was Murdered for Sleeping While Black.
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