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Breonna Taylor's mother asks for a special prosecutor to review Louisville cops' conduct
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's handling of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor case undermined the "trust and integrity" of the judicial process to the point that a new prosecutor should be appointed to review the case, Taylor's mother and attorneys said Wednesday.
Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, requested a "competent and capable prosecutor willing to handle the case involving the death of my daughter" in an application to the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council.
"No mother should be deprived of justice and truth surrounding her child's death simply because the perpetrators were police officers," Palmer wrote.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot March 13 by Louisville Metro Police officers attempting to serve a search warrant as a part of a larger narcotics investigation.
After police used a battering ram to force open the door, Taylor's boyfriend fired one shot, and three officers fired 32 rounds in response, striking her six times.
Taylor's death — and the subsequent lack of charges against the officers who shot her — have ignited protests across the nation. Louisville has seen more than 150 consecutive days of protests since her death.
Breonna Taylor's mother asks for a special prosecutor to review Louisville cops' conduct
Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor's mother, said no mother should be "deprived of justice and truth" just because the perpetrators were police officers.
www.courier-journal.com
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's handling of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor case undermined the "trust and integrity" of the judicial process to the point that a new prosecutor should be appointed to review the case, Taylor's mother and attorneys said Wednesday.
Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, requested a "competent and capable prosecutor willing to handle the case involving the death of my daughter" in an application to the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council.
"No mother should be deprived of justice and truth surrounding her child's death simply because the perpetrators were police officers," Palmer wrote.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot March 13 by Louisville Metro Police officers attempting to serve a search warrant as a part of a larger narcotics investigation.
After police used a battering ram to force open the door, Taylor's boyfriend fired one shot, and three officers fired 32 rounds in response, striking her six times.
Taylor's death — and the subsequent lack of charges against the officers who shot her — have ignited protests across the nation. Louisville has seen more than 150 consecutive days of protests since her death.
