Only one out of three Louisville police officers was charged in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
The three officers were serving a no-knock drug warrant at Taylor’s apartment on March 13 when Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, opened fire on them, hitting one of the cops in the thigh.
The officers returned fire, killing Taylor, who was shot multiple times. The Grand Jury heard from a witness who said the officers announced themselves before breaching the front door and entering the apartment.
They also heard that Taylor was not killed in her bed as was originally reported by the news media. She was standing in a hallway when she was fatally shot 5 times.
Brett Hankison (pictured left), who was fired in June, was charged with three felony counts of wanton endangerment. Bail was set at $15,000 and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Two other officers involved in the shooting, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly (center) and Detective Myles Cosgrove (right), were justified in their use of force, state Attorney General Daniel Cameron said at a press conference Wednesday.
Louisville police were under a state of emergency before a Grand Jury announced the single indictment on Wednesday.
In anticipation of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer invoked a 72-hour curfew, effective Wednesday night, from 9 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Last week, Fischer announced the city agreed to a $12 million with Taylor’s family that included police reforms.
