Amy McGrath, Mitch McConnell's Senate opponent, demands that Kentucky's AG release the full grand jury report that led to no charges for Breonna Taylor's killing
Lauren Frias,Daniel Shular
- People flocked to a Louisville memorial honoring Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was shot and killed after officers entered her home on a no-knock warrant.
- On Wednesday, three officers involved in the incident were not indicted in relation to Taylor's death.
- The decision sparked protests across the state and across the country demanding justice for Taylor.
- Amy McGrath, a Democrat who is running against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his Senate seat in Kentucky, also visited Taylor's memorial, demanding that the Kentucky Attorney General release the full grand jury report for Taylor's case.
- "I really believe that Attorney General Cameron should release the full grand jury investigative report because Louivillians, Kentuckians, and the family of Breonna and everyone should be able to see that to make that judgment," McGrath said.
- "Let's have a transparent investigation, let's release it to everyone," she continued. "In the meantime, let's focus on making sure we elect leaders who will work for change."
A memorial honoring Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was shot and killed after officers entered her home on a no-knock warrant, was erected in Louisville, Kentucky, where she lived.
On Wednesday, former Det. Brett Hankison, Sgt. Jon Mattingly, and Det. Miles Cosgrove were not indicted in relation to Taylor's death. A Kentucky grand jury charged Hankison with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment for shooting into Taylor's apartment and potentially endangering her next-door neighbors. Hankison was fired from the department earlier this year.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said a grand jury found that two of the three officers were justified in their actions on the night of Taylor's death, saying it was an act of self-defense.
Amy McGrath, a Democrat who is running against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his Senate seat in Kentucky, also visited Taylor's memorial, demanding that Cameron release the full grand jury report for Taylor's case.
"I really believe that Attorney General Cameron should release the full grand jury investigative report because Louivillians, Kentuckians, and the family of Breonna and everyone should be able to see that to make that judgment," McGrath said, emphasizing the importance of transparency in the decision.
"Let's have a transparent investigation, let's release it to everyone," she continued. "In the meantime, let's focus on making sure we elect leaders who will work for change."
A memorial for Breonna Taylor is placed at the apartment where she was killed earlier this year in Louisville, Kentucky.
A handwritten note hangs as part of a memorial for Taylor at the apartment where she died.
Candles hold a note in place on the ground as part of the memorial for Taylor.
Activists wait outside the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections for protesters who were arrested on Wednesday during demonstrations. Police arrested 127 people in total on Wednesday.
Antwain Milliner said he feels "like people are going to get more animosity" following the shooting of two Louisville police officers Wednesday night. "It's going to make police look at individuals differently, the people, the citizens."
Louisville resident Aaron Johnson stands next to his grill in Jefferson Square Park before handing out food.
Rev. Raymond Johnson from Marion, South Carolina, spoke with people gathered in Jefferson Square Park.
"It's been very peaceful. I came here to march tonight, I want love, I come to pray," Johnson said. "I can understand they're frustrated, but I don't want to take that frustration in violence."
He added: "I think tonight is going to be a lot calmer."
Johnson spoke with fellow Vietnam war vet Richard Dickerson, who came to Louisville from Alabama.
"Things that happened in Vietnam, you're in a war zone. Forty years later, I'm back — I don't expect to see that," Johnson said, comparing his experience in Vietnam with Black Americans who have been recently killed by police in the United States.
Names of Black people who have been killed by police are placed in a circle around Taylor's memorial.
Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath greeted Louisville resident Michael Dorsey in Jefferson Square Park.
Dorsey said he doesn't "understand what David Cameron saw" following his announcement that none of the three officers were charged for Breonna Taylor's death.
"It's kinda obvious that they're not really going to do anything, but hopefully we can take this situation, and maybe next time the laws are gonna change and views are gonna change," Dorsey said. "I think we're gonna begin start loving each other."
Mauro Jones, 61, of Louisville writes, "The laws were meant to slaughter us," with chalk on the ground in Jefferson Square Park.
"I knew they weren't gonna find them guilty of her murder, I already knew, they never do," Jones said regarding the Taylor case indictment. "I just really think they're above the law."
Reverend Karleen Jung said she found out about the decision to not indict the three police officers in Taylor's death after finishing up a food ministry event.
"I'm here with a couple of colleagues, we kind of exchanged messages last night and decided we needed to come down here," Jung said. "Ultimately, the issue in our city — and really, in our country — is very systemic. It's about changing laws."
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