By Dylan Lovan, AP A Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement in a county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the hiring of Myles Cosgrove, who was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in January 2021 for … Read more
By Dylan Lovan, AP A former Kentucky police officer was found not guilty Thursday on charges he endangered neighbors the night he fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor’s death. The panel of eight men and four women delivered its verdict for Brett Hankison about three hours after it took … Read more
By Dylan Lovan and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, AP The police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor described seeing only “shadowy mass” and said he didn’t recall firing the 16 bullets later matched to his gun. As she lay bleeding, Taylor’s boyfriend called his mother before dialing 911. And neighbors roused by the gunfire at Taylor’s … Read more
#BLM protesters approach small business owner Fadi Faouri and demand he say “Black Lives Matter” he refused. A building that Faouri was leasing was firebombed last night in #Louisville pic.twitter.com/mhC5sVo8lF — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) September 26, 2020 “Stuff is being damaged on a nightly basis, people are shooting at each other every night,” said … Read more
With today’s announcement that only one of three Louisville Metro police officers involved in the raid at Breonna’s Taylor’s home will face charges, it seems as though unrest in Louisville tonight was a foregone conclusion. Right on cue, it didn’t even take until sunset for the assembled crowds of “peaceful protestersᵀᴹ” to start causing mayhem … Read more
From the Associated Press: A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s death. The jury announced that fired Officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment in … Read more
By Dylan Lovan, AP Despite mounting public pressure to file criminal charges nearly five months after Breonna Taylor’s death, prosecutors may face significant obstacles to bringing homicide-related charges against police officers who were shot at when sent to her house with a warrant, legal experts said. Tensions have swelled in her home town and spread … Read more
Yesterday’s NFAC (the Not F@cking Around Coalition)/BLM march and demonstration in Louisville featured a negligent discharge by one of the armed participants. The stray round was touched off as the group assembled in a local park before marching in support of Justice for Breonna Taylor. From WHAS11: According to LMPD, three victims were sent … Read more
In the case of Breonna Taylor, administrative errors, poor preparation, and the use of a no-knock warrant created a situation with an incredible risk of death…and the warning signs became reality. If executing a standard warrant, where law enforcement actually worked with a judge to prove the need, was conducted, she may likely be here … Read more
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