Celebrities React To Indictment In Breonna Taylor Killing
On social media, celebrities have responded angrily to the grand jury indictment of only one officer in the killing of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, who was shot eight times in her Louisville, Kentucky, home by Louisville Metro Police in March.
On Wednesday, former Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Brett Hankison, who was terminated after Taylor's killing, was charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment by the grand jury. The charges are not related to Taylor’s death, instead were brought because Hankison shot into neighboring apartments during the raid. None of the other officers involved in Taylor’s killing have been charged.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued a statement after the grand jury decision, saying, "There will be celebrities, influencers and activists who have never lived in Kentucky who try to tell us how to feel, suggesting they understand the facts of this case, and that they know our community and the commonwealth better than we do. But they do not."
Among those who responded to Cameron was Kentucky native George Clooney, who said, "The justice system I was raised to believe in holds people responsible for their actions. Her name was Breonna Taylor and she was shot to death in her bed by 3 white police officers, who will not be charged with any crime for her death. I’m ashamed of this decision."
Others like Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams shared a photo of Taylor on Instagram, writing, "You deserved so much more #BreonnaTaylor! I am praying for your mother Tamika and the rest of your family today. As hard as this verdict is for us to digest, I can’t imagine how she must feel. Shame on America’s racist justice system. Will I be next?? This has to change! #NoJusticeNoPeace 💔🙏🏾."
Meanwhile, Scandal actress Kerry Washington noted that Cameron is on Donald Trump’s shortlist as a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last Friday, on the Supreme Court. "The same man who decided to not charge the officers responsible for killing #BreonnaTaylor. Vote," Washington posted.
In addition, Selma director Ava DuVernay tweeted, "God bless Breonna’s family and all who knew and loved her. Her tragic death compounded by the violence of silence and inaction by the city she called home is more than any of them should have to endure." And rapper Common simple wrote, "#SayHerName: #BreonnaTaylor."
Taylor’s home was invaded on March 13 by police executing a "no-knock" search warrant, signed by Jefferson County Circuit Judge Mary M. Shaw, based on assumptions by police that drug packages had been delivered to the apartment. An autopsy revealed that Taylor’s death was a homicide, meanwhile, the police initially filed an incident report that claimed that Taylor had no injuries
According to dispatch logs, Taylor lay dying where she fell in her hallway for more than 20 minutes after she was shot at approximately 12:43 a.m. by Louisville officers, receiving no medical attention. Jefferson County Coroner Barbara Weakley-Jones said her office was not called to the scene until at least an hour after the shooting.
Source: ETOnline
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