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A pair of Louisville, Ky., police officers connected to the raid on Breonna Taylor s apartment last year were formally terminated from the force, a spokesperson for the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed Wednesday.
The termination letters, signed by interim Police Chief Yvette Gentry, said Detective Joshua Jaynes, who secured the warrant for the March 13 raid on Taylor s home, and Detective Myles Cosgrove, who federal and Louisville investigators said fired the shot that killed the 26-year-old Taylor, were dismissed from the force as of Tuesday.
Each has 10 days to appeal the police department s decision.
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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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Show Transcript RICK: GOOD EVENING. I M RICK VAN HOOSE. VICKI: I’M VICKI DORTCH. WE START TONIGHT WITH A DEVELOPING STORY. MAYOR FISCHER HAS CHOSEN LOUISVILLE’S NEXT POLICE CHIEF. THE MAYOR WILL ANNOUNCE HIS RIC THE MAYOR WILL ANNOUNCE HIS CHOICE AT 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING. CHIEF STEVE CONRAD WAS FIRED IN JUNE FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING OF DAVID MCATEE. MCATEE WAS KILLED BY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS, WHO WERE HELPING LMPD ENFORCE A CITYWIDE CURF DURING THE RIOTS. VICKI: CONRAD WAS REPLACED BY INTERIM CHIEF ROB SCHROEDER. SCHROEDER RETIRED OCTOBER FIRST
By Bill Galluccio
Jan 6, 2021
The Louisville Metro Police Department has fired two police officers over their roles in the fatal shooting of
Breonna Taylor. Taylor was killed in her apartment by officers serving a search warrant as part of a drug investigation into her ex-boyfriend. They did not find any drugs or evidence of criminal activity in her apartment.
The officers used a battering ram to break down her door at around 1 a.m. on March 13. Taylor s boyfriend,
Kenneth Walker, fired one shot as the officers breached the apartment, thinking they were intruders. One of the officers was struck in the thigh, and they returned fire. Taylor was shot six times and died in the hallway.