| Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting of Breonna Taylor to Be Fired, Says Mayor |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=52090"><span class="small">Josh Wood, Guardian UK</span></a> |
| Friday, 19 June 2020 12:31 |
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Excerpt: "Louisville's mayor said Friday that one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor will be fired."
Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting of Breonna Taylor to Be Fired, Says Mayor19 June 20
Greg Fisher, mayor, said the interim Louisville police chief, Robert Schroeder, has started termination proceedings for Brett Hankison. Two other officers remain on administrative reassignment while the shooting is investigated. Fischer said officials could not answer questions about the firing because of state law. He referred all questions to the Jefferson county attorney’s office. Taylor, who was black, was gunned down by officers who burst into her Louisville home using a no-knock warrant. She was shot eight times by officers conducting a narcotics investigation on 13 March. No drugs were found at her home. |
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