, prosecutors have moved to permanently dismiss charges faced by Walker after he allegedly fired back during the botched raid. Once dismissed, he will no longer be able to be charged for the incident.
Initially, he was accused of assault and attempted murder of a police officer. Walker claimed he believed the police were not law enforcement, but people breaking in to rob the apartment, and that he acted in self-defense.
Louisville Metro Police Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, who was wounded in the fatal interaction, sued Walker for emotional distress and assault and battery.
(Credit: Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker)
Although the charges were initially dropped against Walker last May, it was done without prejudice, meaning they could be brought up again at any time. Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney
Louisville Cop Kim Burbrink Demoted for Involvement in Breonna Taylor Investigation
On 2/5/21 at 9:35 PM EST
Kim Burbrink, the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) major who oversaw officers involved in the March 13 shooting death of 26-year-old Black woman Breonna Taylor, has been demoted to lieutenant after allegedly defying an order from her commanding officer not to question departmental investigators looking into her department s behavior in the raid that led to Taylor s death.
In a January 19 memorandum, Chief Erika Shields wrote to Burbrink, [You] failed to follow a direct order given to you from Lieutenant Colonel Andy McClinton to not contact or ask questions regarding any investigations pertaining to the Criminal Interdiction Unit.
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