Dear MoveOn member,

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was in her home in Louisville,
KY, on March 13 when three officers from the Louisville Metro Police
Department barged in without a warning or announcement and broke through
her door, fired off more than 20 bullets, and ultimately took Breonna’s
life.^1

Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, thought someone was burglarizing their home
and fired his gun to defend himself. But in turn, the officers responded
with a hail of bullets and turned an average morning into a tragedy of
police brutality. The police were at the wrong house. There was no search
warrant that gave them the right to be there in the first place.

The FBI has announced an investigation into the killing of Breonna
Taylor.^2 

This is great news. But since these three officers remain on the
Louisville Metro police force, justice has not been served.

Sign this petition demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. The Louisville
Metro Police Department must fire the three officers who killed Breonna
immediately. 

[1]Sign Rashad's petition

Despite the clear and egregious misconduct of the police officers, the
officers who killed Breonna Taylor are still walking free without any
consequences. Instead of being transparent about their fatal misconduct,
the police and commonwealth attorney conspired to make it look like this
was a routine drug raid. LMPD even continued to falsely refer to Breonna
as a “suspect” in the media for weeks, though she had done nothing wrong.
Nothing.

A recent lawsuit filed against the officers reveals that police were
actually searching for another person more than 10 miles away, who had
already been arrested that morning.^3 This is an affront to Black people,
our communities, and Breonna’s family. And even after the police had
killed her, the Louisville county prosectors decided to file charges
against Breonna's boyfriend for attempted murder. This was a clear attempt
to cover up, distract, and deflect from the fact that the police had shot
an innocent, unarmed, young Black woman in cold blood.

All too often, Black women face police harassment and violence at the
hands of bloodthirsty, racist cops who see no value in Black lives.
Breonna, her boyfriend, and their families deserve more. She was an EMT
who lived her life on the front lines as an essential worker, and when we
need people like her the most during this pandemic, cops ended her young
life. Let’s honor Breonna and hold the officers responsible for this
tragedy accountable.

The Louisville police chief has just announced that he's retiring in
June.^4 This won't heal the harm committed by the Louisville Metro Police
Department. We’re calling for the three police officers—Sgt. Jonathan
Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove—to be fired and for all
charges against Kenneth Walker to be dropped immediately. These officers
are threats to our communities, and as long as they’re allowed to wear
badges, Black people are not safe.

Stand in solidarity with the protesters taking to the streets in
Louisville, KY, and demand justice for Breonna Taylor. 

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks!

–Rashad Robinson, Color of Change

Sources:

1. "Months After Louisville Police Kill Woman in Her Home, Governor Calls
for Review," The New York Times, May 14, 2020
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2. "FBI opens investigation into fatal police shooting of 26-year-old
Breonna Taylor," CBS News, May 22, 2020 
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3. "Months After Louisville Police Kill Woman in Her Home, Governor Calls
for Review," The New York Times, May 14, 2020
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4. "Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad to retire in June in wake of
controversial Breonna Taylor shooting," WDRB, May 21, 2020
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