A Kentucky woman working as an EMT was killed after officers forced their way inside her home and exchanged shots with her boyfriend, according to a lawsuit filed by her mother
The officers were executing a search warrant in a narcotics investigation, the Louisville Metro Police Department has said, when they entered Breonna Taylor's apartment just before 1 a.m. on March 13.
The family's lawsuit, filed April 27, alleges the police did not announce themselves or knock at all."The defendants then proceeded to spray gunfire into the residence with a total disregard for the value of human life," the lawsuit says.Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was also at the apartment and called 911 when the police burst in, the lawsuit says. He was licensed to carry, the suit says. Police say he fired at the officers.
What happened nextCNN reached out to the department for comment, but a spokesperson declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.The Public Integrity Unit is conducting an investigation, the police department said, and the officers have been placed on administrative assignment while it continues.Walker was arrested and charged with attempted murder of a police officer and first degree assault, according to online court records.
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