On March 13th, 2020, Breonna Taylor was murdered while asleep next to her boyfriend, by a group of rouge, white, Louisville police officers. They broke the door down, started shooting and within seconds, they shot Breonna at least eight times. They were at the wrong apartment. In the wrong complex. Looking for a man who had knowingly already been arrested earlier that day. The officers have claimed it was in “self-defense”, and a “clerical error”. But we know that it was the cruel killing of an innocent black woman, at the hands of three inhumane officers. We won’t stand for it.

All three officers still walk free, there have been no arrests, they are still being paid. Her life matters. She deserves justice, we must hold these three men accountable for manslaughter and negligence.

Tomorrow would have been Breonna’s 27th birthday. In honor of her life, let’s raise our voices and demand that justice is served.

How To Help.

Thank you to Ariel Sinha (illustration), Cate Young, xoNecole & Bust Magazine for sharing this information.

1.) Contact The Following to Demand Action:

Mayor Greg Fischer: (502) 574- 2003 | greg.fischer@louisvilleky.gov

Attorney Thomas Wine: tbwine@louisvilleprosecutor.com

Governor Andy Beshear: (502) 564-2611

Attorney General Daniel Cameron: (502) 696-5300 | attorney.general@ag.ky.gov

LMPD Chief Steve Conrad: (502) 574-7660

I’ve written an outline for what you can say/write below, feel to to copy and paste into an email. It’s that easy:

Dear ______,

I am writing/calling to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, justice that is long overdue. Her life was inhumanely taken from her almost two months ago, and no action has been taken to hold those who killed her, accountable for her cruel death.

John Mattingly, Detective Brett Hankison and Detective Myles Cosgrove must be fired immediately and charged with manslaughter, for storming her home with a no-knock warrant and shooting her at least eight times. Not only were they in the wrong apartment, but the man they were looking for had already been arrested earlier that day. There was no reason to enter her apartment, and her death cannot be labeled as a “clerical error” or “self-defense”, per the police department’s reasoning. It was murder of an innocent civilian, and we will not have it.

We will not rest until this rogue group of officers and detectives are held accountable for their cruelty. They are a danger to society and must be taken off the streets immediately. We are watching. We are listening. We will not be silent. We demand justice for Breonna Taylor.

Sincerely,