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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Cops got warrant to conduct botched raid that led to fatal shooting of sleeping black EMT by giving judge false information that dealers were using house to stash cash, drugs
2020-05-19
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Family of Kentucky woman is suing Louisville Metro Police Department

  • LMPD officers launched botched raid on home of Breonna Taylor, 26, in March

  • Officers executed 'no-knock' raid on her home just before 1am on March 13

  • Taylor was in bed with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, at time of the raid

  • Walker, who was licensed to carry gun, shot at cops, thinking they were burglars

  • One of the three officers who raided the home was wounded in the leg

  • Cops then returned fire, shooting at least 20 rounds, killing Taylor

  • Walker was arrested and charged with attempted murder

  • Raid was launched based on search warrant that was approved by a judge

  • Warrant cited detective claim that drug dealer used home to receive packages

  • But a postal inspector said that no suspicious packages were ever sent to home
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Posted by:Skidmark

#16  #12 And I'm sure all the "good cops" demanded that he be removed from the force and never covered for him.

On a somewhat related note, has there been any news on the mass resignations of all the "patriotic" FBI agents in the wake of the revelations of a trumped up case against Flynn?

I've no doubt that they're leaving in droves and we just haven't heard anything yet.
Posted by: charger   2020-05-19 13:07  

#15  No knock raids should have been outlawed some time ago. Better if you surprise them leaving the house anyway.

Giving false information to a judge should be a felony with 10 years minimum.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-05-19 13:03  

#14  I would vote for 1st degree murder in this case. Fry all the cops, jail their superiors and the judge involved.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2020-05-19 12:29  

#13  Qualified immunity has got to go.
Posted by: Iblis   2020-05-19 10:45  

#12  Cop in raid that led to fatal shooting of sleeping black EMT had been accused of being 'dirty', 'harassing a suspect' and planting drugs in previous lawsuit
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-05-19 10:44  

#11  How in the hell do you come up with A-M for Walker?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-05-19 09:56  

#10  Mercurio that was in alabama
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2020-05-19 09:29  

#9  Resume' enhancer for all concerned.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2020-05-19 09:28  

#8  New drug war slogan: "Killing the innocent. If it saves just one life..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-05-19 09:23  

#7  Good analogy, B. /\
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-19 09:19  

#6  FISA warfare at the street level.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-19 08:59  

#5  All the cops involved in this need to have their badge and gun seized and put in jail.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-05-19 08:56  

#4  Score another one for a corrupt system full of pigs.
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-19 07:13  

#3  And Walker has had the charges dropped?
Posted by: Dacama    2020-05-19 07:01  

#2  Story keeps changing: Originally it was reported that the raid was to capture a wanted fugitive...who had already been jailed.
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-05-19 06:52  

#1  Manslaughter by proxy
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-05-19 06:51  

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