Beyoncé demands justice for Breonna Taylor's death in letter to Kentucky Attorney General

Monday, June 15, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Beyoncé has joined the call for charges against officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman gunned down by officers who burst into her Kentucky home.

The superstar said in a letter Sunday to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that the three Louisville police officers "must be held accountable for their actions."
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The officers, Jon Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove, have been placed on administrative reassignment while the shooting is investigated.

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"Your office has both the power and the responsibility to bring justice to Breonna Taylor, and demonstrate the value of a Black woman's life," said the letter released on the singer's website. Taylor, 26, who was studying to become a nurse, was shot eight times by officers conducting a narcotics investigation on March 13.

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No drugs were found at her home.

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The city of Louisville last week banned the used of controversial "no-knock" warrants.

Taylor's aunt, Bianca Austin, has said the family wants the officers fired and prosecuted.



Protests over several days in Louisville were fueled by Taylor's shooting and the death of George Floyd, a black man in police custody in Minneapolis.
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