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FBI opens investigation into fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor

The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Louisville has announced its office will open an investigation into the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Louisville has announced its office will open an investigation into the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.

FBI investigation into the Breonna Taylor case

“The FBI will collect all available facts and evidence and will ensure that the investigation is conducted in a fair, thorough and impartial manner,” the statement said.

“As this is an ongoing investigation, we are not able to comment further at this time.”

Botched raid leads to death

Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police when they entered her home to serve a warrant, police have said. 

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Taylor’s family filed a lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department accusing three officers of wrongful death, excessive force and gross negligence.

Louisville Metro Police Department officials said officers engaged in the shooting after Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shot at them first.

But the lawsuit alleges that police did not identify themselves and that Walker, a licensed gun owner, thought someone was breaking in. Neither Walker nor Taylor had a criminal history of drugs or violence, the suit says.

Taylor had been working on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic as an EMT at emergency rooms at two hospitals, her family said.

“Breonna loves life and she loved to help people and she loved her family. She didn’t deserve what they did to her,” Tamika Palmer, her mother, told CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan.


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