Kentucky AG denies cops executed ‘no-knock warrant’ in Breonna Taylor case
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By
Lia Eustachewich
September 23, 2020 | 2:59pm |
Updated
The Louisville police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death “knocked and announced” themselves — and did not execute a “no-knock warrant” as previously believed, Kentucky’s attorney general said Wednesday.
At a press conference, AG Daniel Cameron said a neighbor corroborated cops’ claims that they knocked on Taylor’s apartment door and announced themselves as police in the early hours of March 13.
“Evidence showed officers knocked and announced their presence at the apartment,” Cameron said, following the announcement from a grand jury
to indict one of the officers, Brett Hankison, on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree for firing his weapon into another apartment.
Cameron also defended two other officers involved — Detective Myles Cosgrove and Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly — saying they were first shot at by Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, before returning fire.
“Our investigation found that Mattingly and Cosgrove were justified in their use of force after having been fired on by Kenneth Walker,” Cameron said.
Mattingly and Cosgrove were not indicted.
Cameron urged the community to accept the decision and chided those who may “influence our thinking” to spark further unrest.
“Our reaction to the truth is the society we want to be,” he said. “Do we really want the truth? Or do we want a truth that fits our narrative? Do we want the facts? Are we content to blindly accept our own version of events? We, as a community, must make this decision.”
“There will be celebrities, influencers, and activists who having never lived in Kentucky, will try to tell us how to feel, suggesting they understood the facts of this case and that they know our community and the commonwealth better than we do,” Cameron said.
“But they don’t,” he added. “Let’s not give into their attempts to influence our thinking or capture our emotions.”
Taylor was sleeping when police burst into her first-floor apartment. She was struck by six bullets — including one that was fatal — with a contemporaneous investigation by the FBI finding that Cosgrove is the one who fired the deadly shot, Cameron said.
Taylor’s death certificate indicates that she was struck five times, with Cameron clarifying that a bullet was lodged in her foot.
The timeline leading up to the botched raid has been hotly debated — with Walker claiming the officers never announced themselves. He said he only fired in self-defense.
Cameron is black - BTW
The issue of whether the officers 'knocked' or not - denied by Kenneth Walker - perp- who stated the officers did not knock - naturally - he has everything to gain in his defense by clouding the issues that he fired first at officers - striking an officer - and DPST's think that is police abuse!!!
CT - with your defund, disarm-disband the cops - it is clear You don't care if Cops are shot - that's just fine and of no concern to DPST's. Including the FACT that cops are human beings of all races/both genders with families to care for.
Rioters are chanting "What do we want - Dead Cops - when do we want it -Now. " with full support of the DPST leadership - who hate law and Order in favor of violent marxist revolution.
AG Cameron issued a reasoned ,appropriate response - which will be vilified in the DPST LSM - he will be an 'Uncle Tom" to the celebrities and feckless DPST marxist politicians who think they rule America.
Cameron has my support - he is a reasoned man upholding the Constitution and Rule of Law against hating radicals who wish only to destroy and burn our American representative democracy.
DPST's - including those with multiple handles and mushroom issues - feel free to call your local police Dept and tell them - I don't want your protection any more
and - i won't pay my taxes to support the Police Department.
Be my guest!!
No Indictments From the Grand Jury, in the killing of Breonna Taylor
