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Calls grow for Kentucky AG to release evidence in Breonna Taylor case - L.A. Focus Newspaper

"We ought to be able to see the evidence and see the facts that led to that conclusion," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told CNN on Thursday, adding that he asked the attorney general to post the grand jury evidence online. "I trust the people of Kentucky with the truth. I trust them to be able to look at the facts, but they're not able to do that right now."

More than six months after Taylor was shot to death after Louisville police officers broke down the door to her apartment while executing a warrant, a grand jury decided to indict only one of the three officers involved on first-degree wanton endangerment charges. The charge applies to the risk put on Taylor's neighbors but does not aim to hold the officer responsible for her death.

Now Taylor's family wants Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to release transcripts of the grand jury proceedings, according to family attorney Ben Crump.

"What did (Cameron's office) present to the grand jury? That is the question everybody is asking," Crump said Thursday.

Steve Romines, an attorney for Taylor's boyfriend, also called for the release of the grand jury file, saying it would "show the information they presented to the grand jury was simply designed not to charge these officers."

"Throughout the last six months, there hasn't been really any explanation of the process, the evidence you'd have to secure, what it even takes to make certain charges," Gov. Beshear said. "And then the evidence itself, to date, has not been shared. Certainly, I think that now is the time."

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Thursday the city was working with the attorney general's office and the FBI to determine what information could be released without interfering with a series of ongoing investigations, including one by the FBI.

'Breonna Taylor did not get justice,' family attorney says

The officer, former Det. Brett Hankison, intends to plead not guilty when he is arraigned, his attorney, Stew Matthews, told CNN. Evidence in the case does not support the charges against his client, he added.

Hankison was booked Wednesday in the Shelby County Jail, posted a $15,000 bond and was released, Matthews said.

The long-anticipated announcement Wednesday was met by outrage and heartbreak from activists and community members, not only in Louisville but nationwide. Protesters filled streets in numerous American cities, and in Louisville, demonstrations continued after a 9 p.m. ET curfew.

Fischer on Thursday extended the nightly curfew, which ends at 6:30 a.m., through the weekend.

Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency room technician and aspiring nurse, was described by relatives as a hard-working, goal-oriented young woman who put an emphasis on family. Crump called demonstrations over her death "righteous anger."

Tamika Palmer, Taylor's mother, posted an illustration of her daughter on Instagram on Thursday. She captioned the image: "It's still Breonna Taylor for me," along with the hashtag "#ThesystemfailedBreonna."

For months, Taylor's case has been a rallying point for protesters a

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