Louisville Metro Police Department officers were looking for a suspect at the wrong home when they shot and killed Breonna Taylor, according to a lawsuit.
A black woman was asleep in her Louisville, Kentucky, home when three police officers forced their way inside,"blindly fired" and killed her, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman's family.
Taylor's death gained national attention this week after the family hired attorney Ben Crump, who is also representing the family of Ahmaud Arbery, the black man in Georgia who died on Feb. 23 after being pursued and shot by two white men. The officers were looking for a suspect who lived in a different part of the city and was already in police custody.
Story continues"The defendants then proceeded to spray gunfire into the residence with a total disregard for the value of human life," the lawsuit alleges."Shots were blindly fired by the officers all throughout Breonna's home."Taylor, 26, was shot eight times and died. Walker, 27, was arrested. According to jail records he's been charged with assault and attempted murder on a police officer. An attorney for Walker could not immediately be reached.
The gunfire from the officers struck objects in the living room, dining room, kitchen, hallway, bathroom and both bedrooms, according to the lawsuit. A spokesperson for the Louisville Metro Police Department said,"Due to an ongoing internal investigation into this situation, we are not able to comment at this time."
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