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A pre-termination letter sent to Detective Joshua Jaynes, who sought the search warrant for Taylor's home, accuses him of lying on the warrant application and creating "a very dangerous situation" for everyone involved.
Louisville police move to fire two more officers involved in raid that killed Breonna Taylor Updated: December 29, 2020 Published December 29, 2020
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)
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Print article Louisville police on Tuesday moved to fire two officers involved in the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s home in a bid for more accountability in the tragedy that ignited the country last summer amid a broader racial-justice movement.
Two of the officers involved in killing Breonna Taylor during a botched drug raid could be dismissed from their jobs in what would be the strongest action taken against them so far over the shooting. The Louisville police department notified both the officer who obtained the no-knock warrant and the one who loosed the fatal shot in the March raid on Ms Taylor’s home that they would be fired, NBC News reported on Tuesday. Louisville Metropolitan.
LMPD plans to fire two more detectives for roles in deadly Breonna Taylor raid Share Updated: 5:46 PM EST Dec 29, 2020 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 5:46 PM EST Dec 29, 2020
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Show Transcript REPORTER: ATTORNEYS FOR DET. MYLES COSGROVE AND DET. JOSHUA JAYNES CONFIRMED BOTH MEN RECEIVED PRE-TERMINATION NOTICE JAYNES’ ATTORNEY PROVIDED A COPY OF THE LETTER SENT TO HIM BY INTERIM CHIEF YVETTE GENTRY WHERE SHE CITES EXTREME VIOLATIONS OF STATION POLICIES IN HER LETTER TO DETECTIVE JOSHUA JAYNES, GENTRY SAID, YOUR CONDUCT HAS SEVERELY DAMAGED THE IMAGE OUR DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. I CANNOT TOLERATE THIS TYPE OF CONDUCT OR UNTRUTHFULNESS BY ANY MEMBER OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMEN IT WAS DETECTIVE JAYNES WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING THE SEARCH WARRANT THAT BROUGHT OFFICERS TO BREONNA TAYLOR’S HOUSE THE NIGHT OF MARCH 13. ACCORDING TO THE PRE-TERMINATION LETTER, PRELIMINARY FINDINGS