Several developments in the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old decorated Louisville, Kentucky, EMT who was fatally shot by three white officers while sleeping in her home, evolved over Memorial Day weekend.
On Friday, prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges against Kenneth Walker, Taylor’s boyfriend who fired at officers as they entered their apartment in search of drugs, The New York Times reports.
Lawyers for Walker and Taylor state LMPD officers stormed into the home without knocking, using a battering ram, but LMPD officials claim they did knock before entering the apartment.
Taylor’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the LMPD in April, claiming the officer’s participated in a botched raid, lacking poor communication after the man they were reportedly looking for was already in police custody on the night of the incident.
However supporters of Taylor and Walker will be closely watching how the LMPD and F.B.I. authorities handle their respective investigations, in hopes that justice will be served for both Walker and Taylor, whose life was ended tragically and senselessly.
