Breonna Taylor was sound asleep in her Louisville, Ky., home when three police officers forced their way inside and unloaded eight bullets into her body, according to a lawsuit filed by Taylor's family. They are now seeking answers and want the police to be held accountable for her death.
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT worker in Louisville, Ky., was shot in her bed after midnight on March 13 by three police officers serving a “no-knock warrant,” becoming another statistic in the long list of African-Americans killed at the hands of police. What makes the case unusual is that Taylor was a woman.The incident is still being investigated and Taylor’s family is suing Louisville Metro Police Department officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankinson and Sgt.
The shot was fired by Walker, who, according to his lawyer, was licensed to have a firearm and fired in self-defense, believing the intruders were burglars. Walker has been charged with first-degree assault and attempted murder of a police officer. The incident gained little national attention for weeks, as the country has been preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic. Taylor’s sister, Ju’Niyah Palmer, has been on social media posting pictures with her sister with the hashtag #JusticeForBre to call attention to the case. “I’m just getting awareness for my sister, for people to know who she is, what her name is,” Palmer, 20, said to the Washington Post.
Crump also believes the fact that Taylor is a woman is another reason why the case hasn’t received much attention. Politicians and celebrities, have also taken up Taylor’s cause on social media, calling for answers in the case, .
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