Kentucky native George Clooney slammed the state justice system after it failed to convict police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor

• Kentucky-born actor George Clooney has spoken out after it was announced that no police officers would be charged in connection with the death of Breonna Taylor.
• In a statement obtained by Deadline, Clooney said: "The justice system I was raised to believe in holds people responsible for their actions. Her name was Breonna Taylor and she was shot to death in her bed by 3 white police officers, who will not be charged with any crime for her death.
• "I'm ashamed of this decision," he added.
• Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was shot and killed while sleeping in the bedroom of her Louisville, Kentucky home in March by three police officers during a botched drug raid.

Kentucky born actor George Clooney has spoken out after it was announced that no police officers would be charged in connection with the death of Breonna Taylor.

In a statement provided exclusively to Deadline, Clooney said: "I was born and raised in Kentucky. Cut tobacco on the farms of Kentucky. Both my parents and my sister live in Kentucky. I own a home in Kentucky, and I was there last month.

"The justice system I was raised to believe in holds people responsible for their actions. Her name was Breonna Taylor and she was shot to death in her bed by 3 white police officers, who will not be charged with any crime for her death. I know the community. I know the commonwealth. And I was taught in the schools and churches of Kentucky what is right and what is wrong. I'm ashamed of this decision."

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was shot and killed while sleeping in the bedroom of her Louisville, Kentucky home in March by three police officers during a botched drug raid.

It was reported earlier this year that the police team, which included two officers and one sergeant, who entered Taylor's home with a "no-knock" warrant, were in fact at the wrong address.

However, on Wednesday evening Kentucky's attorney general Daniel Cameron announced that none of the three officers involved — Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, Det. Miles Cosgrove, and Brett Hankison — would be charged in connection with the fatal shooting. Hankinson, however, was indicted for wanton endangerment for "blindly" shooting into neighboring apartments.

Clooney's statement came in response to AG Cameron who, during his statement on the investigation, warned Kentucky residents against listening to celebrities and activists who "have never lived in Kentucky, who try to tell us how to feel."

Earlier this summer, the City of Louisville reached a $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor's family in a wrongful death lawsuit, and Brett Hankison was fired from the Kentucky police department.

Speaking with Insider after the verdict, Stachelle Bussey, a community activist and founder of the Justice and Freedom Coalition, said that the attorney general's decision surprised and "disappointed" advocates who have eagerly pushed for officials to respond in Taylor's case.

She said: "This is something we didn't expect, we expected the justice system to do its job. We are very disappointed in the charges, and we are disappointed that an apartment building is more important than a Black woman's life."

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