Breonna Taylor was a 26 year old EMT who was shoot and killed inside her own home. On the night March 13, 2020 Breonna and her boyfriend were sleep when officers entered their home with a no-knock warrant. After hearing someone breaking in their house, Breonna’s boyfriend fired a single shot injuring an officer in the leg. Police then fired 20 shots into the home. 8 of them killed Breonna.
Louisiana Police claim to have been performing a drug bust although the suspect they were “looking for” had already been arrested earlier that day.
Breonna’s boyfriend was taken in for an attempted murder charge for shooting the cop but later the charges were dropped. Meanwhile none of the cops involved in this shooting have been arrested or fired.
This story took about 2 months to gain coverage. Many murals of Breonna Taylor have been painted around the country as a reminder. As social media slowly lightens on the Black Lives Matter Movement, we continue to SAY HER NAME!
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