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An internal report released by the Professional Standards Unit of the Louisville Police Department found the Kentucky officers should not have fired into the home of
Breonna Taylor on March 13, 2020.
“They took a total of thirty-two shots when the provided circumstances made it unsafe to take a single shot. This is how the wrong person was shot and killed,” Sgt.
Andrew Meyer wrote in a report dated Dec. 4 and obtained by ABC News.
An internal report released by the Professional Standards Unit of the Louisville Police Department found the Kentucky officers should not have fired into the home of Breonna Taylor (above), killing her. (Photo courtesy of Taylor family)
Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts
Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened.
1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King
March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment balcony. The video shows police beating King more than 50 times with their batons. Over 20 officers are present at the scene, mostly from the LAPD. King suffers 11 fractures and other injuries.
Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts
Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened.
1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King
March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment balcony. The video shows police beating King more than 50 times with their batons. Over 20 officers are present at the scene, mostly from the LAPD. King suffers 11 fractures and other injuries.
Horse named after Breonna Taylor wins Kentucky Derby race
Her family s lawyer and his wife own Breonna, and they watched Thurby with Taylor s mother, Tamika Palmer, at his office.
A horse owned by the attorney of the family of
Breonna Taylor and named in her honor won a pre-Kentucky Derby race at Churchill Downs on Thursday.
The three-year-old horse named Breonna is owned by
Sam Aguiar and his wife,
Janelle. The couple watched the race with Taylor’s mother,
Tamika Palmer, at his office.
Thurby jockey Corey Lanerie rides Breonna, the horse named after Louisville Police shooting victim Breonna Taylor, in last week’s pre-Kentucky Derby race. (Facebook)
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