Breonna Taylor's mother meets with DOJ officials, urging federal charges against the officers involved in her daughter's death.
in her Louisville, Kentucky home, her mother met with officials at the Department of Justice, urging federal charges against the officers involved in her daughter's death.
"We don't want to have to come here next year this time and still not have decisions made," Crump said. He was not at the residence, but her current boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, thought someone was breaking into the home and fired one shot from a 9 mm pistol at the officers. Mattingly was struck in the leg and three officers fired 32 shots into the apartment, killing Taylor, who was in her bedroom.have come under renewed scrutiny
ABC News reached out to the attorneys representing Hankison and Cosgrove, but requests for comment were not immediately returned.Hankison and Cosgrove were ultimately fired from the police department and Mattingly retired in 2021.
But none of the officers were charged for their involvement in Taylor's death – a decision that sparked widespread backlash from social justice advocates.in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in October 2020 that the officers who opened fire were"justified" because they"returned fire after having been fired upon."