American politicians, associations and internet users were indignant on Wednesday after the nightly homicide of a black paramedic in her own apartment by Kentucky police.
The drama took place on March 13 in Louisville, a city in the center of the United States. Breonna Taylor, 26, and boyfriend Kenneth Walker were sleeping when the police unexpectedly knocked on the door, the family lawyer said in a statement.
Lawyer Requires Louisville Police "Responses"
The officers, with a search warrant, were acting on an erroneous search notification concerning a suspect who no longer lived in the building and who was already detained. They hit the young woman with at least eight bullets, according to the lawyer. Kenneth Walker, who had a firearms license, reacted to the intrusion by shooting the police. He was arrested for attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.
This case, which went relatively unnoticed at the time of the facts, resurfaced this week with the intervention of Ben Crump, a lawyer known to defend black victims of police blunders. He filed a complaint on behalf of the family of Breonna Taylor, demanding "responses" from the Louisville police, who have so far not responded. "The police did not respond to the facts and the circumstances of the tragedy, nor did they take responsibility for the senseless murder," said Ben Crump.
"The inhabitants have rights"
Louisville mayor Greg Fisher said he wanted the "truth to come out." "The police can find themselves in extremely difficult situations", he noted, adding: "Besides, the inhabitants have rights". Several American personalities have expressed their indignation at the death of Breonna Taylor.
"It is so dehumanizing that the family of Breonna and many others are forced to launch public campaigns just so that the lives of the victims are recognized and obtain the dignity of justice", lamented Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, star rising of the democratic left. “#BreonnaTaylor was one of the healthcare professionals who helped us through this pandemic. But even as it helped save lives, police violence took its own, "also accused the" Black Lives Matter "movement.
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