*Celebrities have joined forces with the family of Breonna Taylor in their fight for justice over her senseless killing.
Taylor’s mother Tamika Palmer has teamed with LaLa Anthony, Alicia Keys, Cardi B and more to urge fans to get involved after Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT worker, was killed by police during a botched raid at her home in Louisville, Kentucky on March 13.
Tracee Ellis Ross, Ellen DeGeneres, Kerry Washington, Tamika D. Mallory, Brene Brown, Ali Wong, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lena Waithe and Gabrielle Union are just some of the stars that appear in the a PSA titled “Do You Know What Happened To Breonna Taylor.”
“Three officers from the Louisville Police Department used a battery ram to knock down her door. They fired 22 times,” Parker says in the video. “Eight of those bullets landed in the body of the most essential worker I will ever know. Bree was murdered by the Louisville Metro Police Department and after they killed her, they asked me if she had any enemies. I said, ‘No. Absolutely not.'”
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The cops who shot Taylor, Officer Brett Hankison, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officer Myles Cosgrove have not been fired.
A fourth officer, who requested and obtained the no-knock search warrant used to enter her home, was placed on administrative assignment this week.
“This is all part of the process of getting to the truth of what happened that night and leading up to that night,” Interim Louisville Metro Police Chief Robert Schroeder said during Wednesday’s press conference. “I recognize the process takes longer than we would all want, but it’s what must be done to ensure a thorough and fair investigation for everybody involved, and to ensure this community has the best trust available in this police department.”
At the end of the PSA, United Freedom’s co-founders Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour explain to viewers how to contact Louisville representatives and urge them to fire and charge the officers involved.
“Breonna Taylor’s family has said that they’re not just fighting for her, but they’re fighting to ensure that what happened to Breonna never happens again,” Mallory said.
Taylor’s family have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the LMPD.
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