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A police officer was indicted after Breonna Taylor’s death in March, but not on charges directly related to the shooting.
Of the three officers involved, Brett Hankison was the only one to be charged with three counts of unjustified danger in the first degree, after he fired his gun at neighboring apartments.
He could face up to five years in prison for each of the three charges.
Breonna Taylor was a qualified EMT. Photo: Family Brochure
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the investigation found the remaining two officers were justified in the use of force.
“Under Kentucky law, the use of force by Officers Jonathan Mattingly and (Myles) Cosgrove was justified in protecting themselves. This justification prohibits us from bringing criminal charges in the death of Miss Breonna Taylor.
“The decision before my office as special counsel in this case was not to decide whether the loss of Ms. Taylor’s life was a tragedy. The answer is unequivocally yes.”
Mr. Cameron added that “I understand that the death of Breonna Taylor is part of a national history, but the facts and evidence in this case are different from others” involving police shootings.
Brett Hankison has been charged with senseless endangering Photo: Shelby County Detention Center
The FBI is still investigating possible violations of federal law in the case.
Taylor family attorney Ben Crump described the lack of charges directly related to Ms. Taylor’s death as “outrageous and offensive.”
And activist Linda Sarsour, from Hasta la Libertad, tweeted: “Justice has NOT been served.
“Get up. All over this country. Everywhere. Get up for #BreonnaTaylor.”
Mrs. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was awakened from her bed before being shot multiple times after police broke into her Kentucky apartment at night using an arrest warrant called “no hit” that did not require them to be posted. . .
His death sparked months of protests
The police generally use them in drug cases for fear that the evidence may be destroyed if they announce their arrival.
However, the warrant used was related to a suspect who did not live there and no drugs were found inside the house.
The Louisville Metropolitan Council has since prohibited the use of no-hit warrants.
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The death of Mrs. Taylor caused months of protests in Louisville and across the United States, with protests intensified by the high-profile killings of other African-Americans unarmed by police, such as George Floyd in Minneapolis and Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York.
Following the decision, police arrested several people during protests in downtown Louisville.
The protesters in the “Plaza de la Injusticia” chanted: “Without justice there is no peace!” and began marching through the streets. Some sat in silence and wept.
Later, the police cordoned off a street with yellow tape and told the protesters to back off.
Officers in protective gear could be seen detaining and handcuffing several people.
Last week, the city of Louisville settled a lawsuit by Taylor’s family for $ 12 million (£ 9.4 million) and promised several police reforms as part of the settlement.
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