Jaynes, meanwhile, the officer who secured the search warrant for Taylor s apartment, was found in violation of department policy for truthfulness and search warrant preparation.
It was also announced Wednesday that Erika Shields, the former Atlanta police chief who stepped down after one of her officers fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, will take over as the leader of Louisville s embattled police force.
Shields will face an immediate challenge stepping into her new role following a record-breaking year of homicides in Louisville and months of turmoil and protests over the fatal police shooting of Taylor in March.
In Atlanta, Shields made reform a priority and was known nationwide as a progressive leader, yet she successfully won the loyalty of rank and file officers, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes with the Louisville Metro Police Department have been officials fired for their roles the night 26-year old Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police who burst into her apartment with a no-knock warrant on March 13th.
The FBI determined that the bullet that fatally wounded Taylor was fired by Cosgrove. He was terminated for violating procedures for use of force and for having his body camera turned off during the raid. Jaynes was fired for being in violation of department policy and for giving “untruthful” information to obtain the warrant. LMPD Detective Brett Hankison, who was also at the scene that night was let go in June for going against protocol firing “blindly” into Taylor’s and a neighboring apartment.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Louisville Metro Police Department moved to fire two officers connected to the shooting of Breonna Taylor – one who sought the no-knock search warrant for her apartment and a second who fired the fatal bullet.
Detective Joshua Jaynes received a pre-termination letter Tuesday from interim Chief Yvette Gentry after a Professional Standards Unit investigation found he violated department procedures on truthfulness and preparation to carry out a search warrant, his attorney, Thomas Clay, said.