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Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker on CBS This Morning *Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker said the pair had been watching a movie in bed when police stormed into the apartment as part of a narcotics investigation, and shot Taylor dead. “To the world she’s just a hashtag, a picture, and all of that,” he told “CBS […]

*Two police officers who were part of the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor have been informed that they will be terminated by the Louisville Metro Police Department.  The move comes nine months after Taylor was killed in her apartment when police attempted to search her home for drugs that they wrongly assumed were being […]

Breonna Taylor (photo via Twitter) *Hulu has apologized for promoting its Breonna Taylor documentary just moments after the grand jury decision was announced.  Earlier this month, the documentary “The Killing of Breonna Taylor” debuted on the streaming network, which explores her life and death through personal accounts from Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker, her mother, […]

Kelly Goodlett *Former Louisville Metropolitan Police Department Detective Kelly Hanna Goodlett has pleaded guilty to helping falsify a search warrant that led to the police killing of Breonna Taylor.  Taylor, 26, was murdered in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, in March 2020 by plainclothes officers during an illegal “no-knock” search warrant. We reported previously, via […]

via Twitter *The charges of attempted murder and assault have been dropped against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of 26-year-old Kentucky woman, Breonna Taylor. We previously reported… Taylor was gunned down by Louisville police after they stormed her home on March 13 during a botched raid– firing more than 20 rounds into her apartment. Police were […]

*Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting, is reportedly writing a book about the incident. According to the Courier-Journal,  Mattingly has landed a book deal with Tennessee-based publisher Post Hill Press. Senior publicist Devon Brown confirmed Thursday that the book—titled The Fight for Truth: The Inside […]

Jonathan Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, Brett Hankison (photo via Twitter.com) *One of the Louisville officer’s involved with the death of Breonna Taylor intends to file civil lawsuits against those calling him a “murderer” for his role in the fatal shooting of the 26-year-old. Attorney Todd McMurtry posted video on Twitter last week that appeared to show […]

Myles Cosgrove / former Louisville police officer *Former Louisville cop Myles Cosgrove who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has been hired as Sheriff’s Deputy in rural Kentucky. Cosgrove joined the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, located about 50 miles from the city where Taylor was by members of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department in March 2020, Insider […]

[…] has called for the dismantling of white supremacy policing after a grand jury opted to bring no criminal charges against the three white officers who shot dead Breonna Taylor back in March. “The white supremacist institution of policing that stole Breonna Taylor’s life from us must be abolished for the safety and well being of […]

Breonna Taylor (photo via Twitter) *A special prosecutor will not be appointed to investigate the death of Breonna Taylor, the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council unanimously decided on Friday.  According to MSN, the council argued that it does not have the legal authority to appoint the prosecutor, but attorneys for Taylor’s family disagree.  In October, […]

*Kentucky’s Attorney General says his office is now in possession of the FBI ballistics test in the Breonna Taylor case… but claims it’s not conclusive. Daniel Cameron told The Courier Journal the ballistics test was leading to a delay in the investigation of Taylor’s killing by Louisville Metro Police. “We’ve received the FBI ballistics report […]

*The Louisville Metro Police Department is currently under a state of emergency “in anticipation” of an announcement in the Breonna Taylor case. Taylor, 26, was shot eight times while sleeping in her bed with her boyfriend Kenneth Walker when three plain clothes officers performed a no-knock arrest warrant at her Louisville apartment on March 13.  […]

Breonna Taylor (photo via Twitter) *Louisville Police have finally released the incident report regarding the death of Breonna Taylor, and it offers few details of the disturbing tragedy that sparked days of protests in the city. Taylor was shot eight times by narcotics detectives during a botched and illegal drug raid of her apartment […]

Jonathan Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, Brett Hankison (photo via Twitter.com) *One of the officers involved in the shooting death of 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor was accused of being a “dirty cop” in a lawsuit filed last year over an unrelated incident. In the lawsuit filed by Kendrick Wilson in October 2019, Officer Brett Hankison is accused […]

[…] on social media.  His seven-minute announcement arrived hours after a grand jury in Kentucky indicted one police officer with first-degree wanton endangerment for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Taylor’s family will receive a $12 million settlement as part of their wrongful death lawsuit against the city and police department, but Wonder believes “no amount […]