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Looks like we may get a decision from the @kyoag on the #BreonnaTaylor case today.

This stuff is really confusing on the best day, and I& #39;m assuming many of you, like me, didn& #39;t go to law school.

So here& #39;s a brief cheat sheet on what all of this means. (1/7)

Normally, LMPD& #39;s own Professional Integrity Unit investigates police shootings.

Then Commonwealth Attorney Tom Wine decides whether or not the officers did anything that violated the law.

There& #39;s a separate investigation to see if they violated LMPD policy.

(2/7)

This time, Wine recused himself because he was prosecuting Kenneth Walker, Taylor& #39;s boyfriend. (Those charges were later dropped.)

So Attorney General Daniel Cameron stepped in. He received that internal investigation on May 20. (3/7) https://wfpl.org/police-turn-over-results-of-internal-investigation-into-breonna-taylor-shooting-to-ag/">https://wfpl.org/police-tu...

Police Turn Over Results Of Internal Investigation Into Breonna Taylor Shooting To AG

Taylor was killed when police entered her apartment by force after midnight on March 13 on a search warrant in a drug investigation.

https://wfpl.org/police-turn-over-results-of-internal-investigation-into-breonna-taylor-shooting-to-ag/

Cameron did additional investigating, it appears, to determine whether or not the officers broke the law.

Also the FBI is now involved. (4/7) https://wfpl.org/federal-officials-invited-to-review-lmpd-investigation-of-breonna-taylor-killing/">https://wfpl.org/federal-o...

Feds Invited To Review LMPD Investigation Of Breonna Taylor Killing

LMPD Chief Steve Conrad said he has reached out to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky and the FBI in Louisville.

https://wfpl.org/federal-officials-invited-to-review-lmpd-investigation-of-breonna-taylor-killing/

We& #39;ve heard that Cameron has taken this case to a grand jury to decide whether or not to indict the officers.

Here& #39;s an explainer from @DivaOfDiversity on what that means: https://wfpl.org/what-exactly-does-a-grand-jury-do/">https://wfpl.org/what-exac... (5/7)

What Exactly Does A Grand Jury Do?

As Louisville awaits a decision from Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the Breonna Taylor case, here's the role a grand jury will play.

https://wfpl.org/what-exactly-does-a-grand-jury-do/

When people say "The Cameron Decision," that& #39;s what they mean: Whether a grand jury thinks the officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor violated any laws.

If yes, they will be indicted and eventually there will be a trial (or a plea deal.) If no, well, that& #39;s it. (6/7)

Cameron doesn& #39;t decide whether to fire the officers. That decision lies with the city.

Criminal charges could, potentially, increase the likelihood of firing. But those decisions will not necessarily come together.

Ok, that& #39;s all I know. Be safe, Louisville. (7/7)

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