Former Atlanta police chief to become top cop in Louisville less than a year after Breonna Taylor shooting David Matthews
The city of Louisville has hired a new chief for its police department: former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields.
Shields, who resigned from her post in Atlanta following the June shooting death of Rayshard Brooks by officers in a Wendy’s parking lot, was chosen by a selection panel, according to Louisville mayor Greg Fischer.
Shields will start in the Kentucky city January 19, 312 days after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Metro Police during a botched raid. The city also fired two more officers involved in that raid Wednesday.