Breonna Taylor: Louisville Health Worker Shot 8 Times By Police In Botched Raid

Breonna Taylor, 26, was an emergency medical technician who was gunned down by Louisville Metro Police Department officers in a botched raid on March 13, 2020. Her family has filed suit.

UPDATE: After intense public pressure, including nightly protests and unrest in Louisville, Kentucky, around America and parts of the world, the city of Louisville has reached a financial settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Breonna Taylor’s family.

Breonna Taylor of Louisville, Kentucky was doing what she loved every day outside of her home: Helping people by serving as an EMT on the frontlines of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Back at home, she like to relax in preparation for the next day.

In this setting, what happened to her on March 13, 2020 is highly disturbing and has caused outrage across the nation. Taylor and her boyfriend were inside their home when Louisville Police Department officers barged inside and sprayed the place with bullets, according to a lawsuit filed by the family.

Officers fired off more than 20 shots in a “botched” raid on the wrong home, the lawsuit alleges.

Furthermore, the lawsuit says the officers broke into the home without announcing who they were or what they were there for. Quite naturally, Taylor and her companion thought they were being burglarized.

The defendants then proceeded to spray gunfire into the residence with a total disregard for the value of human life," the lawsuit says. "Shots were blindly fired by the officers all throughout Breonna’s home.”

Countering the claim, LPD officials said the officers knocked on the door repeatedly and announced that they had a search warrant. When the entered the residence, they “were immediately met by gunfire,” Lt. Ted Eid”

Countering the claim, LPD officials said the officers knocked on the door repeatedly and announced that they had a search warrant. When the entered the residence, they “were immediately met by gunfire,” Lt. Ted Eid”

Countering the claim, LPD officials said the officers knocked on the door repeatedly and announced that they had a search warrant. When the entered the residence, they “were immediately met by gunfire,” Lt. Ted Eidem told reporters at a news conference.

In the melee, Taylor was shot eight times, according to media reports. Her 27-year-old boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.

Walker, who has a permit to carry a weapon, reportedly wounded one officer in the shooting after presuming that he and Taylor were being robbed by men who broke into the home.

An investigation into the shooting centers on why Louisville Metro Police Officers were even at Taylor’s home. Records show that they should have been at a “trap house” across town.

The fatal shooting has quickly chasmed the Louisville community along racial lines as many defend the police officers while others criticize their actions.

Taylor’s family has retained the legal services of attorney Ben Crump, who rose to fame in the Trayvon Martin case.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said in a statement that “My priority is that the truth comes out and for justice to follow the path of truth.”

Meanwhile, the Louisville Metro Police Department is starting to feel the pressure. In a video message to colleagues Police Chief Steve Conrad acknowledged that the force was being scrutinized like never before.

"These are difficult days. We're all at the center of the storm," said Conrad, according to WLKY TV. "I ask you to stay focus on your job, to protect and serve this community, meet anger with compassion and professionalism.”