Mr Kameron said the three officers fired a total of 32 shots. Sergeant by firing rounds. Jonathan Mattingley and Detective Miles Cosgrove attacked Mrs Taylor, he said, while Mr Hanks fired 10 rounds, none of which struck Mr Taylor.
Mr. Hank Nakis fired from the doors and windows of the sliding glass patio of Mr. Taylor’s apartment building, both of which were covered with blinds, in violation of departmental policy, requiring officers to have a line of sight. Some of the bullets went into a nearby apartment apartment where the pregnant woman, her husband and their 5-year-old child were sleeping. Mr. Hankison was fired, with a concluding letter, in which he stated that “great indifference to the value of human life.”
Ms. Taylor’s name and image have been part of the national movement against racial injustice since May, with celebrities writing open letters and raising blueprints calling for white charges against white officials. Ms. Palmer falsely sued the city of Louisville for death and received a મિ 12 million settlement last week. But she and her lawyers insisted that nothing would suffice in the murder charges, which are being demanded nationwide by protesters.
Family lawyer Ben Krump wrote on Twitter that Ms. Failure to charge any officer for Taylor’s murder is “criminal and insulting.” Democrats called on Kentucky Gov. Andy Basheer and Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher, both Democrats, to publish as much evidence online as possible so that people can review it.
Many legal experts said before the allegations were made public that allegations of Ms. Taylor’s murder were unlikely, as state law would allow citizens to use lethal force in self-defense. Former Assistant Kentucky Attorney General John W. Stuart said he believes at least Sergeant Mattingley and Detective Cosgrove were protected by that law.
“As an African-American who is outlined by someone who has been a victim of police misconduct, I know how people feel,” Mr Stewart said. “I’ve been there, but I’ve also been a plaintiff, and emotions can’t play a part here.”
