The Louisville City Council voted unanimously for “Breonna’s Law” which bans so-called “no-knock” warrants in the city.
The council voted 26-0 for the law named in honor of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old woman who was killed by Louisville police officers while they were executing a search warrant on her home in March.
“No matter what your political party, people are standing together and saying that we refuse to allow the life of Breonna Taylor to be in vain,” Councilmember Jessica Green told The Appeal.
The tactic was used on March 13 just after midnight when police stormed into Taylor’s home where she was sleeping with her boyfriend, 27-year-old Kenneth Walker.
Walker, believing the police were intruders, grabbed a firearm and shot at police who returned fire, striking Taylor eight times.