Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor’s apartment is retiring.
Sgt.
Jonathan Mattingly is planning to retire from the Louisville Metro Police Department on June 1, police spokesperson
Beth Ruoff told news outlets.
Mattingly, 48, was shot in the leg by Taylor’s boyfriend during the March 13, 2020. The woman’s boyfriend said he feared an intruder was breaking into the apartment. Officers returned fire, killing Taylor, a Black woman whose death sparked massive protests.
Mattingly was recently reprimanded by the chief of police for an email he sent in September that was critical of department leadership. He has been with Louisville police since 2000.
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Louisville Metro Police Department Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, who was shot during the no-knock raid resulting in Breonna Taylor s March 2020 death, is retiring.
Taylor s boyfriend, who said he feared the police were intruders during the botched drug raid, shot Mattingly, 48, in the leg; officers returned fire, ultimately killing Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT.
The LMPD confirmed Mattingly s retirement to Fox News on Thursday, saying he has preliminary plans to leave the department on June 1.
The department did not share any further statements. Mattingly s attorney, Kent Wicker, shared a Wednesday statement from Mattingly announcing his retirement with Fox News.
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