Officers shouldn’t have fired into Breonna Taylor’s home, internal Louisville police report says

[essentialsaltes]

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Newly released documents from an internal probe into the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor shows two investigators determined that none of the officers involved in serving a 2020 narcotics warrant at the 26-year-old's apartment should have fired their gun, but the findings were contradicted by senior officials in the Louisville Metro Police Department, according to a new report from two investigators.

Sgt. Andrew Meyer of the police department's Professional Standards Unit determined in a preliminary report dated Dec. 4 that the three officers involved in the March 13, 2020, shooting should have held their fire after Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shot one of them, according to the documents obtained by ABC News.

Meyer made a preliminary finding that Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, who was shot in the leg during the incident, and former officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison all allegedly violated department use-of-force policy by ignoring the significant risk of hitting someone who did not pose a threat, the internal report reads.

Meyer's preliminary report findings were supported by his lieutenant, Jeff Artman.

While Cosgrove and Hankison were both fired for violating police department policy stemming from the shooting, Mattingly was cleared of wrongdoing by former interim Louisville police Chief Yvette Gentry, who overruled Meyer's recommendation that all three officers face discipline for violating department policy.

[Hankison is still awaiting trial on wanton endangerment charges relating to people in the next apartment.]

 

[Ana the Ist]

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Newly released documents from an internal probe into the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor shows two investigators determined that none of the officers involved in serving a 2020 narcotics warrant at the 26-year-old's apartment should have fired their gun, but the findings were contradicted by senior officials in the Louisville Metro Police Department, according to a new report from two investigators.

Sgt. Andrew Meyer of the police department's Professional Standards Unit determined in a preliminary report dated Dec. 4 that the three officers involved in the March 13, 2020, shooting should have held their fire after Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shot one of them, according to the documents obtained by ABC News.

Meyer made a preliminary finding that Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, who was shot in the leg during the incident, and former officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison all allegedly violated department use-of-force policy by ignoring the significant risk of hitting someone who did not pose a threat, the internal report reads.

Meyer's preliminary report findings were supported by his lieutenant, Jeff Artman.

While Cosgrove and Hankison were both fired for violating police department policy stemming from the shooting, Mattingly was cleared of wrongdoing by former interim Louisville police Chief Yvette Gentry, who overruled Meyer's recommendation that all three officers face discipline for violating department policy.

[Hankison is still awaiting trial on wanton endangerment charges relating to people in the next apartment.]

Yeesh.

I suppose an argument can be made that if they didn't at least know where the shot came from they shouldn't have fired back.

I didn't think that was the issue though.

 

[SummerMadness]

As usual, the dysfunction of our policing system rears its ugly head. They are so intent on providing cover for these blatant acts if misconduct, but when you see how they actually investigate things, they know it's wrong. But whatever, never punish anyone for murdering an unarmed woman who was sleeping.

 

[disciple Clint]

As usual, the dysfunction of our policing system rears its ugly head. They are so intent on providing cover for these blatant acts if misconduct, but when you see how they actually investigate things, they know it's wrong. But whatever, never punish anyone for murdering an unarmed woman who was sleeping.

As usual, the dysfunction of our policing system rears its ugly head. They are so intent on providing cover for these blatant acts if misconduct

Quite to the contrary the investigation was not any kind of a cover up as it clearly concludes that the officers violated policy by firing at an unidentified target. There is no excuse for making unjustified derogatory comments about the police by saying that this is a cover up or dysfunctional in anyway.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Quite to the contrary the investigation was not any kind of a cover up as it clearly concludes that the officers violated policy by firing at an unidentified target.

This internal report called for punishing all three officers. The interim police chief only punished two of them.

 

[disciple Clint]

This internal report called for punishing all three officers. The interim police chief only punished two of them.

Yes, I cannot speak for the reasoning of the chief.