Breonna Taylor: Say Her Name
On March 13th, in the middle of the night, Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville police as they illegally executed a drug raid at the wrong address for a person they had already arrested earlier that day. An aspiring nurse, she had dedicated her whole life to serving others. Until her death Breonna had been working as an EMT in Louisville when the coronavirus pandemic hit, working at two hospitals to save lives in her community. She survived repeated exposure to COVID-19 only to have her life cut short by senseless police violence. She and her family deserve justice—Join us in this fight and #StandWithBre!
The LMPD officers responsible for Breonna’s murder are John Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove. To date, they have been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues. No charges have been brought and no arrests have been made.
Not only were these officers at the wrong home, in the wrong apartment complex, and in the wrong neighborhood, the man they were looking for had already been arrested by their department early that day.
(excerpt pulled from The Action Pac, StandWithBre)
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BREONNA'S MOTHER SHARES DETAILS
Interview courtesy of The Angie Martinez Show
I just had to share all of the details with ya’ll because sadly, in my opinion, Breonna’s story is not getting enough media attention.
In the above interview, Angie mentioned when trying get justice for women, it is harder to get people’s attention and get people organized and riled up. This breaks my heart!
Please join me in the effort to get #JusticeForBre! I will share more updates as they come in.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
On June 11, 2020, Louisville Metro Council UNANIMOUSLY passed #BreonnasLaw to END no-knock warrants.
This is a big step for justice—but it’s just the start.
Breonna’s killers still need to be arrested and charged. And so that what happened to her never happens again, we need Breonna’s Law everywhere!
photo by Ju’Niyah Palmer
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