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Louisville police fires 2 officers involved in Breonna Taylor raid. Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes have been fired

Grand jury recordings released in Breonna Taylor case

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron released the recordings of the grand jury proceedings in the deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor involving three Louisville police officers.

The Louisville Police Department has announced the firings of two more officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting, including the detective the FBI believes discharged the fatal bullet.

Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes were let go from their positions Tuesday. Letters from Chief of Police Yvette Gentry informing them of their dismissal were released Wednesday.

"Please be advised effective this date your employment with the Louisville Metro Police Department is terminated," both letters read, dated Jan. 5.

Taylor, a Black woman, was killed on March 13, 2020, by police executing a narcotics search warrant. None of the three White officers who fired into Taylors home were charged by a grand jury in her death.

Investigators said Cosgrove fired 16 rounds into the apartment after the front door was breached and Taylors boyfriend fired a shot at them.

In a copy of Cosgroves letter obtained by WFPL, Gentry said he violated standard operating procedure involving the use of deadly force and that "two of the sixteen rounds you fired were found in the body of Ms. Breonna Taylor."

"One of these rounds was the fatal round that killed Ms. Breonna Taylor," she added.

"The shots you fired went in three different directions, indicating you did not verify a threat or have target acquisition," Gentry continued. "In other words, the evidence shows that you fired wildly at unidentified subjects or targets located within an apartment."

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The police chief wraps up her letter to Cosgrove by adding that "despite your years of service, I cannot justify your conduct nor in good conscience recommend anything less than termination."

Jaynes was not at the scene the night of the shooting but sought the warrant that sent police to Taylors home. Gentry said Jaynes lied about how he obtained some information about Taylor in the warrant.

An internal investigation by Louisville police found Jaynes violated department procedures for preparation of a search warrant and truthfulness. Jaynes acknowledged in a May interview with Louisville police investigators that he didnt personally verify that a drug trafficking suspect, Jamarcus Glover, was receiving mail at Taylors apartment, even though he had said in an earlier affidavit that he had. Jaynes said he relied instead on information from a fellow officer.

Jaynes and Cosgrove had been on administrative reassignment, along with another officer who was at the raid, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly. Mattingly was shot in the leg by Taylors boyfriend, who said he thought an intruder was breaking into the home.

Another officer, Brett Hankison, was fired in June by then-interim Police Chief Robert Schroeder, who said Hankison "wantonly and blindly" shot 10 rounds of gunfire into Taylors apartment. His termination letter said Hankison violated the rule against using deadly force.

Mattingly said in October that he intended to retire from the department.

In September, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who took on the role of special prosecutor in the case, announced that a grand jury had indicted Hankison on wanton endangerment charges, saying he fired gunshots into a neighboring home during the raid. No one in the home was hit. Hankison has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Cosgrove and Mattingly were not charged with Taylors killing because they acted to protect themselves, Cameron said. The decision disappointed and angered those who have been calling for justice for Taylor for six months, and protesters vowed to stay in the streets until all the officers involved were fired or someone was charged with her killing.

Meanwhile, Louisville city officials announced Wednesday that they have hired Atlantas former chief to lead its police department.

Erika Shields was the unanimous pick of a panel tasked with selecting the new chief, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said. Shell be the fourth person to lead the department in Kentuckys largest city since Taylor was shot.

"I commit to begin my work here with a focus on rebuilding community trust, trust that I believe was already eroding prior to Breonna Taylors killing," Shields said. She also pledged to tackle gun violence in the city, which had a record 173 homicides in 2020.

"The last year has shown that we in law enforcement have a long way to go," said Shields, who starts the job on Jan. 19.

The trust between police and many in the citys Black community has frayed since Taylors death, which sparked months of protests, police reforms and the firing of the citys longtime chief, Steve Conrad. Two interim chiefs, including Gentry the first Black woman to lead the department have served since Conrad was fired in June.

"We all felt that Chief Shields was the number one person," said David James, a former Louisville police officer and the citys Metro Council president. "She just rose to the top."

Shields served in Atlanta for 25 years, including more than three years as chief, which ended when she resigned in June after Atlanta officers fatally shot a Black man in a restaurant parking lot.

Full Article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/louisville-police-fire-officers-involved-in-breonna-taylor-raid



No prison time so this is the closest thing to justice that you're going to get

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she'll get hired in the state over

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AlphaWhelp posted...

she'll get hired in the state over

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They should really go to prison. Now hopefully some other police department doesn't just hire them.

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AlphaWhelp posted...

she'll get hired in the state over

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Jesus christ you guys... You call for reform and police being held accountable, it finally happens, and your responses are a bunch of

she'll get hired in the state over

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Ffs...
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CalypsoDoom posted...

Because that's probably a plus on her resume to some police departments.

Fair enough
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His is the only bullet that landed, fire all of them as well as the people who signed off on that raid. Prosecute the ones who signed off on it as well

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Lord_Wombat posted...

Jesus christ you guys... You call for reform and police being held accountable, it finally happens, and your responses are a bunch of

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Ffs...

Who shot an innocent black women in your Cheerios this morning?

Should be tried and thrown in prison for murdering someone

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Lord_Wombat posted...

Jesus christ you guys... You call for reform and police being held accountable, it finally happens, and your responses are a bunch of

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Ffs...

I think many people want a national database that would prevent someone like this to be hired again

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Lord_Wombat posted...

Jesus christ you guys... You call for reform and police being held accountable, it finally happens, and your responses are a bunch of

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Ffs...

You got a strange definition of holding murderers accountable

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AlphaWhelp posted...

You got a strange definition of holding murderers accountable

Baby steps.
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Lord_Wombat posted...

Baby steps.

The Civil Rights act was 57 years ago.

Lord_Wombat posted...

Baby steps.

The loving embrace of her boyfriend.

Edit: Sorry, you were trying to start a list of things Breonna Taylor will never experience again after being murdered by pieces of shit right?

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i feel like this was a news dump yesterday during the capitol riots because they knew everyone was distracted

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Who is she? Can't readfaqs.com

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this isn't justice

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Getting fired isn't good enough. This isn't justice.

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Getting fired isn't good enough. This isn't justice.

it's as close as we are going to get

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