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general, said that the offi- Trump's list to fill a future Su-
cers acted in self-defense preme Court vacancy.
after Taylor's boyfriend fired Before charges were
at them. He added that brought, Hankison was
Hankison and the two other fired from the city's police
officers who entered Tay- department on June 23.
lor's apartment announced A termination letter sent
themselves before entering to him by interim Louisville
— and so did not execute Police Chief Robert Schro-
the warrant as "no-knock," eder said the white officer
according to the investiga- had violated procedures
tion. by showing "extreme in-
"According to Kentucky difference to the value of
law, the use of force by (Of- human life" when he "wan-
ficers Jonathan) Mattingly tonly and blindly" shot 10
and (Myles) Cosgrove was rounds of gunfire into Tay-
justified to protect them- lor's apartment in March.
selves," he said. "This justifi- Hankison had already
cation bars us from pursu- been placed on admin-
ing criminal charges in Miss istrative reassignment, as
Breonna Taylor's death." were Sgt. Johnathan Mat-
Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth tingly, Officer Myles Cos-
Walker, opened fire when grove and the detective
police burst in, hitting Mat- who sought the warrant,
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media following the return of a grand
jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. tingly. Walker was charged Joshua Jaynes.
Associated Press with attempted murder of On Sept. 15, the city settled
a police officer, but pros- a lawsuit against the three
Continued from Front offensive!" the laws under which those ecutors later dropped the officers brought by Taylor's
Taylor's image has been "Justice has NOT been officers are charged, which charge. mother, Tamika Palmer,
painted on streets, em- served," tweeted Linda regularly favor working po- Walker told police he agreeing to pay her $12
blazoned on protest signs Sarsour of Until Freedom, a lice and do not often result heard knocking but didn't million and enact police
and silk-screened on T-shirts group that has pushed for in steep criminal accusa- know who was coming into reforms. Protesters in Louis-
worn by celebrities. charges in the case. tions. the home and fired in self- ville and across the coun-
The charges drew imme- Taylor, an emergency At a news conference, defense. Regarding the dis- try have demanded justice
diate sadness, frustration medical worker, was shot state Attorney General appointment of those who for Taylor and other Black
and anger that the grand multiple times by officers Daniel Cameron spoke to wanted criminal charges people killed by police in
jury did not go further. The who entered her home on that disconnect. brought in Taylor's death, recent months. The release
wanton endangerment a no-knock warrant during "Criminal law is not meant he remarked, "The decision in late May of a 911 call by
charges each carry a sen- a narcotics investigation. to respond to every sorrow before my office as the spe- Taylor's boyfriend marked
tence of up to five years. The warrant used to search and grief," Cameron told cial prosecutor in this case the beginning of days of
Protesters began march- her home was connected reporters after the charges was not to decide if the protests in Louisville, fueled
ing through the streets of to a suspect who did not were announced. loss of Ms. Taylor's life was a by her shooting and the
Louisville, where Taylor was live there, and no drugs "But my heart breaks for the tragedy. The answer to that killing of Floyd while at the
killed, after the announce- were found inside. The use loss of Miss Taylor. And I've is unequivocally yes." hands of police in Minne-
ment, shouting "No justice, of no-knock warrants has said that repeatedly. My A Republican, Cameron is apolis on May 25.
no peace." Some sat qui- since been banned by Lou- mother, if something was to a protege of Senate Ma- Several prominent Afri-
etly and cried. isville's Metro Council. happen to me, would find jority Leader Mitch McCon- can American celebrities
Attorney Ben Crump, who The case exposed the wide it very hard," he added, nell who has been tagged including Oprah and Be-
is representing Taylor's fam- gulf between public opin- choking up. by some as his heir appar- yoncé have joined those
ily, called the grand jury's ion on justice for those who But Cameron, who is the ent. His was also one of 20 urging that the officers be
decision "outrageous and kill Black Americans, and state's first Black attorney names on President Donald charged.q

Single-dose vaccine tested as U.S. experts say no corners cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine, although there health experts for his own
huge international study of is never a guarantee of political ends," Sen. Patty
a COVID-19 vaccine that that," Dr. Anthony Fauci, Murray, a Democrat from
aims to work with just one infectious disease chief at Washington state, said be-
dose is getting underway the National Institutes of fore ticking off examples of
as top U.S. health officials Health, told a Senate com- pressure on the FDA.
sought Wednesday to as- mittee. But President Don- FDA Commissioner Stephen
sure a skeptical Congress ald Trump is pushing for a Hahn pledged that career
and public that they can faster timeline than many scientists, not politicians,
trust any shots the govern- experts say is adequate to will decide whether any
ment ultimately approves. fully test the candidates. coronavirus vaccine meets
Hopes are high that an- On Wednesday he tweet- clearly stated standards
swers about at least one ed a link to news about the that it works and is safe.
of several candidates be- new Johnson & Johnson "Science will guide our de-
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy ing tested in the U.S. could vaccine study and said the cisions. FDA will not permit
and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testi- come by year's end, may- Food and Drug Administra- any pressure from anyone
fies during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- be sooner. tion "must move quickly!" to change that," Hahn said.
sions Committee Hearing on the federal government response "We feel cautiously optimis- "President Trump is still try- "I will put the interest of the
to COVID-19 on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Wash- tic that we will be able to ing to sabotage the work American people above
ington. have a safe and effective of our scientists and public anything else."q
Associated Press