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. @louisvillemayor announced that @LMPD Officer Brett Hankison has been fired. The press conference lasted less than a minute.
Attorneys for #BreonnaTayor claimed Hankison fired more than 20 shots into Taylor's apartment and that of her neighbors and then went AWOL afterwards
Attorneys for #BreonnaTayor claimed Hankison fired more than 20 shots into Taylor's apartment and that of her neighbors and then went AWOL afterwards
From @louisvillemayor:
“Unfortunately, due to a provision in state law that I very much would like to see changed, both the Chief and I are precluded from talking about what brought us to this moment, or even the timing of this decision."
“Unfortunately, due to a provision in state law that I very much would like to see changed, both the Chief and I are precluded from talking about what brought us to this moment, or even the timing of this decision."
Hankison has a long history of being investigation by police, but w/ little discipline. Most recently, the mayor demanded that Hankison be removed from the Louisville Police Merit Board after several woman came forward claiming he sexually assaulted them. https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/police-urged-charges-for-officer-in-breonna-taylor-case-for-running-over-seriously-injuring-detective/article_947eb984-acde-11ea-89a8-9f2828eeec3b.html
Sam Aguiar, an attorney for #BreonnaTayor's family, on the firing of Hankison: "It's about time and this is the poster child of the dirtiest of dirty cops and the most dangerous of dangerous cops. I hope to God he's never back to working our streets again."
Hankison termination letter written by acting @LMPD Chief Robert Schroerder: "I find your conduct a shock to the conscience. I am alarmed and stunned you used deadly force in this fashion."
NEW: Louisville police to fire Brett Hankison, detective involved in Breonna Taylor shooting, for use of deadly force.
"Your actions displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life," the chief wrote https://wdrb.news/2Nds6a0
"Your actions displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life," the chief wrote https://wdrb.news/2Nds6a0
It has been nearly three months since the first indepth story of this shooting came out, after the police FOP complained about a judge giving Taylor's boyfriend home incarceration. It would take another month or so before the fatal shooting went viral. https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/attorneys-claim-lmpd-officers-killed-26-year-old-emt-in-botched-police-raid/article_4bb33de6-704e-11ea-bb3c-4785530c8830.html
Attorney Sam Aguiar’s response to reading Hankison’s termination letter:
“It’s about damn time. And if this wasn’t wanton murder and attempted murder, then I don’t know what the hell would be. We expect and demand these charges. Lots of explaining to do if they don’t come.”
“It’s about damn time. And if this wasn’t wanton murder and attempted murder, then I don’t know what the hell would be. We expect and demand these charges. Lots of explaining to do if they don’t come.”
