Police in riot gear stormed a rally in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday night, marking the one-year anniversary of Taylor’s death, police said.
Some protesters, “despite being armed,” obstructed traffic of vehicles and forced motorists to drive, the Lewisville Metro Police Department wrote in a Twitter message.
“Those who refuse to disperse will be arrested,” the police message said.
The tweet included a photo of protesters gathered along the city’s Ohio River waterfront.
No arrests were made until 11 a.m., police spokesman Dwight Mitchell told Lewisville Fox Station WDRB-TV. He added that police did not need to use tear gas or any other chemical agents on the crowd.
Complaint against the mother of BRRE’s Taylor files against 6 Louisville police officers.
According to the Fox station, a woman who was seen handcuffed by police was later released.
Earlier in the evening, Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher thanked the crowd for remaining peaceful during the weekend’s performance.
Protesters in Louisville, Kentucky, called for justice to be served on September 25, 2020. (Associated Press)
According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, the mayor said, “Brona’s death has shocked her family, friends and colleagues and has shaken our community and our country.” “With the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbury, and many others, his death serves as a painful reminder of the centuries of injustice, discrimination, and violence that Black Americans face – and often face today.”
President Biden also posted a Twitter message acknowledging the anniversary of Taylor’s death.
“Brona Taylor’s death was a tragedy, a tweak for her family, her community and America,” Byden wrote. “As we continue their mourning, we must move forward to pass meaningful police reform in Congress. I am committed to signing the Landmark Reform Bill into law.”
Gatherings were held in Louisville and other U.S. cities as protesters forced authorities to take legal action against police officers involved in the March 13, 2020 raid on Taylor’s home, which resulted in the shooting death of a 26-year-old woman.
“Unless the judge tells us that these officers are not guilty, it’s always time to convict, arrest and convict the cops who killed Bruno Taylor,” said Lonita Baker, an attorney involved in the false death lawsuits filed by Taylor’s family Jefferson said at an afternoon rally at Square Park, according to the WDRB.
This undated photo shows Brano Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. (Courtesy of Taylor Family Attorney Sam Aguir AP)
Taylor suffered six blows during the raid and was killed in her hallway, as police confronted her boyfriend, Kenneth Waker, who fired at police, thinking officers were intruders trying to enter the home.
The WDRB has reported that Walker has since been improperly cleared and three police officers involved in the raid have been fired, but no one has faced criminal charges, the WDRB reported.
Werker filed a federal lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department on Friday, ABC News reported.
Four days earlier, Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, had filed a complaint against six police officers in connection with her daughter’s death, alleging police misconduct.
Charge the names of complaints. Kyle Mayani, Det. Anthony James, dt. Mike Nobles, Sergeant. Amanda Seeley, Dt. Mike Campbell and Lieutenant Shawn Hoover.
Former Diet. Brett Hankison was charged last September with endangering scarcity by firing on an apartment next to Taylor and showing “extreme indifference to human life.”
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There were a man, a pregnant woman and a child in the other apartment at the time, officials said.
In September, Taylor’s family reached a 12 12 million settlement with the city in a separate legal case. The terms include the city’s pledge to change police policies and procedures.
Louisville police have told Fox News the case is under investigation and they take Palmer’s ongoing concerns seriously.
The LMPD said in a statement to Fox News that the department places the highest priority on conducting a thorough and impartial investigation, and that complaints from Ms. Palmer’s lawyer are no exception. “We are committed to being as transparent as possible within the limits set by Commonwealth law.”
