Finally, there’s a glimpse of hope in the Breonna Taylor case.
Taylor, an EMT essential worker, was shot and killed by police during what they called a drug raid at her Louisville home on a “no-knock” order on March 13. However; the suspects they were looking for were already in custody.
Breonna’s Law is a measure that bans the use of no-knock warrants. Officers will have to announce their presence before entering a home.
Ben Crump, an attorney representing Taylor’s family in a lawsuit against the three officers involved in her death, said Thursday before the vote that Breonna’s Law is a step forward for the city in regard to changes that are needed.
Activist Shaun King shared the news as well.
Although this is good news, there’s still work to do. Celebrities joined forces with Breonna’s mother Tamika Palmer, to seek justice for Breonna.
Females stars such as Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Cardi B, Taraji P. Henson and others went to social media to demand justice for Breonna.
In April, Taylor’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved in the shooting. Then on May 21, the FBI’s Louisville department launched an investigation into the incident, and the three officers who carried out the search warrant at Taylor’s residence were placed on administrative reassignment.
Just yesterday, a fourth officer, who requested and obtained the no-knock search warrant used to enter her home in connection to a narcotics investigation, was also placed on administrative assignment.
“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.”
The officers, identified publicly as Joshua Jaynes, Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove, have not commented publicly on Taylor’s family’s allegations.
Now we need justice!
