One year after her daughter was murdered by Louisville Metro Police, Breonna Taylor's mom is rightfully demanding answers. Tamika Palmer was disheartened when only one officer, Brett Hankison, was indicted for "wanton endangerment" for firing into a neighboring apartment, but not directly for Breonna's death and she's continuing to push for some semblance of accountability. Attorney Sam Aguiar confirmed to CNN Saturday, the one-year mark of Breonna's death, that Ms. Palmer filed internal affairs complaints against six officers with the Professional Standards Unit of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) this week. "These internal affairs complaints were filed to get answers, explanations, and accountability," said Aguiar in a statement. "We believe a thorough investigation of these allegations will expose the rotten underbelly of a rogue police division and the lengths that investigators went to protect the officers. And when it does, LMPD needs to show that it will clean house, get Tamika Palmer the answers she's been owed for a year and honor the oaths sworn to protect our citizens. These officers can't be allowed to lie and say it's alright because they're police."
Lebron James takes a break from gearing up for the NBA's season return to talk with reporters about Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter, and what its like to be black in America.
The Louisville Police Department is being put on blast in the wake of Breonna Taylor's murder. The Courier-Journal reports that the department has finally released a four-page incident report recalling the night of March 13 when she was killed. The problem however is that the report is VIRTUALLY BLANK and only lists the "time, date, case number, incident location and the victim’s name — Breonna Shaquille Taylor — as well as the fact that she is a 26-year-old black female.” Missing are Breonna's street number, apartment number, and date of birth, and her injuries are listed as "none." If you've been following this case then you KNOW that that's absolutely untrue. The Courier Journal reports that Breonna was shot EIGHT TIMES in her sleep and died in a pool of blood.
