March 10, 2021
Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Chief Erika Shields and Vincent James, the city’s Chief of Community Building, today outlined city preparations for events planned this weekend in observance of the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s tragic death – and plans for a marker in Jefferson Square Park to recognize the tragedies of 2020, as well as the reforms those events initiated.
The Mayor said he believes the weekend events will be “a solemn remembrance of tragedies, a recognition of changes that those tragedies have brought and will bring, and a reminder of the work still ahead to build a city of equity and a police department working with the community to be the best in the nation.”
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Former Atlanta police chief named Louisville s top cop
ABCNews Former Atlanta police Chief Erika Shields was named the new police chief of Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday after nearly one year of the department in the national spotlight in the wake of the Breonna Taylor case.
Shields resigned as Atlanta s chief in June 2020, hours after a Black man,Rayshard Brooks, wasshot and killed by policeat a Wendy s drive-thru.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at the time, because of her desire that Atlanta be a model of what meaningful reform should look like across this country Chief Shields has offered to immediately step aside as police chief so that the city may move forward with urgency and rebuilding the trust so desperately needed.
Louisville police fire 2 detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid
Taylor shot dead by officer during narcotics search warrant
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. In news reported on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of an officer who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to the apartment where Taylor was fatally shot. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two more officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired a detective believed to have fired the fatal shot and another who sought the search warrant that led to the deadly raid, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Former Atlanta police Chief Erika Shields named Louisville s top cop
She resigned as Atlanta s chief hours after a Black man was shot dead by police.
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Louisville Metro Police Department announces new chief
Erika Shields, a former Atlanta police chief, has been hired to run the LMPD following the department s handling of Breonna Taylor’s death.John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters, FILE
Former Atlanta police Chief Erika Shields was named the new police chief of Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday after nearly one year of the department in the national spotlight in the wake of the Breonna Taylor case.