On Wednesday, September 23rd, no charges were announced for two of the three officers involved in the March shooting of Breonna Taylor. A charge of wanton endangerment was given to the third officer involved, not for Breonna Taylor’s death, but for the stray bullets that entered her neighbor’s apartment. This decision has added fuel to the fire of ongoing protests that have been occurring since her death, as well as many others like George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. Taylor was killed in her home after officers issued a no-knock warrant in connection to a drug investigation of her ex-boyfriend, who no longer resided there. After her current boyfriend shot once at police officers, citing self-defense, the officers shot multiple rounds into the home, killing Taylor in her bed. No drugs were found in the home. The court decision sparked outrage nation-wide, calling into question the validity of no-knock warrants. Adding to the controversy, no body cam footage has been found. Despite the officers not being found guilty, the city of Louisville payed Taylor’s family $12 million to settle the wrongful-death lawsuit spearheaded by her mother.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html
By Rola Goke-Pariola
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