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Protesters gathered at a memorial a Louisville, Ky. park on March 13, 2021, the anniversary of Breonna Taylor s killing. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in the fatal raid, is facing widespread criticism for planning to publish a book about it. Timothy D. Easley/AP
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Protesters gathered at a memorial a Louisville, Ky. park on March 13, 2021, the anniversary of Breonna Taylor s killing. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in the fatal raid, is facing widespread criticism for planning to publish a book about it. Timothy D. Easley/AP
Simon & Schuster has scrapped its plans to distribute a book written by one of the Louisville police officers who shot Breonna Taylor, after news of its publication ignited widespread criticism.
Who is Jonathan Mattingly? Outcry After Breonna Taylor Cop Given Book Deal
On 4/16/21 at 5:19 AM EDT
A Louisville police officer involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting has been given a publishing deal to write a book about the case.
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly was among three officers who fired their weapons during an attempted search warrant execution that left the 26-year-old Black woman dead in her apartment in March 2020.
He was shot in the leg during the incident and was subsequently put on administrative assignment.
Mattingly s book, which is reportedly still being written, will be published by Post Hill Press,
The Courier Journal reported.
Protesters gathered at a memorial a Louisville, Ky. park on March 13, 2021, the anniversary of Breonna Taylor s killing. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in the fatal raid, is facing widespread criticism for planning to publish a book about it.
Simon & Schuster has scrapped its plans to distribute a book written by one of the Louisville police officers who shot Breonna Taylor, after news of its publication ignited widespread criticism.
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly was not charged over his involvement in the botched narcotics raid that killed the 26-year-old Black woman last March. His plans to publish a book about the case were revealed Thursday by the Louisville Courier-Journal, which it said learned of them after he contacted a staff photographer seeking to use a photo from last year s protests.
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