UPDATE: The Louisville Courier Journal reported that the city of Louisville will pay $12 million to Breonna Taylor’s family. — On Tuesday, Kentucky officials reportedly agreed to pay several million dollars to the family of Breonna Taylor, who police fatally shot in March. A source confirmed the payout to the Associated Press. As part of …
The Kentucky Attorney General is reportedly presenting the case of Breonna Taylor — an EMT who police allegedly shot eight times in March — to a grand jury. Multiple sources told WAVE that the case is being laid out at an undisclosed location. Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office is not expected to make an announcement …
Previously-unheard audio of interviews about the police raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death provides additional insight into what happened the night the young woman was fatally shot by police while she was asleep at home. NBC News obtained audio of interviews with Louisville Metro police Seargent Jonathan Mattingly and Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, 28. …
A Kentucky officer who was fired Tuesday over his involvement in the death of Breonna Taylor — an EMT who police allegedly shot eight times while executing a no-knock warrant — has appealed his termination. Attorney David Leightty filed an appeal on ex-Louisville Metro police officer Brett Hankison’s behalf. In the appeal, Leightty claimed that …
Louisville police have identified Steve Lopez, 23, as the suspect in a fatal shooting Saturday night in Jefferson Square Park, where demonstrators had been peacefully protesting the killing of Breonna Taylor in a police shooting in February. Lopez faces charges of first degree murder and wanton endangerment for killing Tyler Gerth, 27, who died at the …
A fatal shooting broke out Saturday night at a Kentucky protest over the killing of Breonna Taylor, CNN reports. The incident occurred at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, where protesters had been peacefully assembled before the gunfire. Reports began to surface around 9 p.m. of the shooting, prompting emergency responders to clear the park and tend …
A Kentucky officer was formally fired Tuesday for his role in the March 13 death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who police allegedly shot eight times while executing a no-knock warrant at the wrong home. Louisville Metro police Interim Chief Robert Schroeder wrote in a letter that after Tuesday’s pre-termination hearing, he’s decided to fire …
Kentucky officials are reportedly in the process of firing an officer involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who police reportedly shot multiple times while executing a no-knock warrant at the wrong apartment. According to WLKY, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that Louisville Metro police Chief Rob Schroeder has initiated termination proceedings …
The Louisville Metro Police Police Department released a four-page report on the death of EMT Breonna Taylor during a police raid, but the document contains surprisingly little information, some of it plainly wrong, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The report redacts Taylor’s address and date of birth, which were widely reported, and lists her injuries as …
Kentucky officials said they plan to investigate sexual assault allegations made against an officer involved in the March 13 death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who police reportedly shot multiple times while executing a no-knock warrant at the wrong apartment. Louisville Metro Police spokesperson Dwight Mitchell told People that the department’s Public Integrity Unit contacted …
Seven people were reportedly shot Thursday night during a protest in Kentucky over a woman who police fatally shot in March while executing a search warrant at her apartment. WFPL reported that the peaceful demonstration, which occurred in downtown Louisville, turned violent after several hours. Police said that several hundred protestors blocked the Louisville Metro …
Attorneys for the family of an unarmed female Louisville EMT shot and killed by police officers in her own home say officers used “false information” to obtain the “no knock” warrant they used to burst into her apartment, WDRB reported. Breonna Taylor, 26, was hit eight times by the spray of bullets Louisville Metro officers …
