Louisville police fire 2 detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid
Taylor shot dead by officer during narcotics search warrant
Dylan Lovan
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. In news reported on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of an officer who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to the apartment where Taylor was fatally shot. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two more officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired a detective believed to have fired the fatal shot and another who sought the search warrant that led to the deadly raid, authorities announced Wednesday.
2 detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid fired by Louisville police
By Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville police have fired two detectives, one who shot Breonna Taylor and another who sought the warrant that led to the deadly raid.
Det. Myles Cosgrove and Det. Joshua Jaynes were fired Tuesday after receiving notification last week from the department’s interim chief that they would be dismissed. A letter informing them of their dismissal was released Wednesday.
Taylor, a Black woman, was killed March 13 by police executing a narcotics search warrant. None of the three white officers who fired into Taylor’s home were charged by a grand jury in her death. Cosgrove and two other officers who fired into Taylor’s apartment were not charged in her death by a grand jury in September.
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press January 6, 2021 2:08 pm
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This undated photo released by the Louisville (Kentucky) Police shows Louisville Police Det. Joshua Jaynes, left, and Police Det. Myles Cosgrove. City officials on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, announced the firing of Jaynes and Cosgrove for their actions in the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Police via AP) $cvals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Two more officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired a detective believed to have fired the fatal shot and another who sought the search warrant that led to the deadly raid, authorities announced Wednesday.
The announcement came moments after city officials said the former Atlanta police chief would soon take over the Louisville Police Department after months of unrest over Taylor’s death. Erika Shields served in Atlanta for 25 years, including more than three years as chief. Her tenure