Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death the one who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to her apartment and another found to have opened fire.
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Louisville Courier Journal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Detective Myles Cosgrove failed to properly identify a target when he fired 16 rounds into Breonna Taylor s apartment the night Louisville Metro Police fatally shot the 26-year-old Black woman, according to a copy of his pretermination letter obtained by The Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
In seeking his firing, interim Chief Yvette Gentry found Cosgrove violated Louisville Metro Police procedures for his use of force and failing to use a body camera during the March 13 raid.
Cosgrove, the FBI concluded, fired the shot that killed Taylor, hitting her pulmonary artery. But his rounds sprayed the apartment, and he wasn t certain what he was shooting at, according to the letter.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death the one who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to her apartment and another found to have opened fire.
Detective Joshua Jaynes received a pretermination letter, media outlets reported Tuesday. It came after a Professional Standards Unit investigation found he had violated department procedures for preparation of a search warrant and truthfulness, his attorney said.
Detective Myles Cosgrove also received a pretermination letter, media outlets later reported, citing his attorney, Jarrod Beck. Kentucky’s attorney general has said it was Cosgrove who appeared to have fired the fatal shot at Taylor, according to ballistics tests.