“Kent’s kind and generous spirit was his constant driving force whether it was quietly helping a friend or building one of America’s great companies in @texasroadhouse,” Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said on Twitter. “He was a maverick entrepreneur who embodied the values of never giving up and putting others first.”
chicagotribune.comThis photo provided by restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse shows company founder and CEO Kent Taylor. (Ron Bath/Texas Roadhouse via AP)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. AdTaylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse restaurant in 1993 in Clarksville, Indiana, coming up with the idea on a cocktail napkin. Texas Roadhouse is based in Taylor's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Texas Roadhouse spokesman Travis Doster said a small private service is planned this week.
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2018, file photo, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields speaks at a press conference in Atlanta. Louisville city leaders praised Shields, who has been hired to oversee their struggling department in the wake of Breonna Taylor's death, but some critics questioned if she was the right choice after a rocky departure from her previous job. The panel included two Black city council members who have been instrumental in police reforms since Taylor was fatally shot by city officers in March. David McAtee was killed during early protests of Taylor’s death. Shields, who is white, will be the fourth person to lead the police force since Taylor’s death.
The Louisville Metro Police Department has formally fired two of the officers involved in the March police raid that killed emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor. Cosgrove was fired for violating the department's deadly force policy, according to a termination letter obtained by CBS News. In the termination letter, Gentry cited Cosgrove's statements to internal investigators in which he described seeing a "distorted shadowy mass" and "flashes of big light." "The shots you fired went in three different directions, indicating you did not verify a threat or have target acquisition," Gentry wrote. In her letter to Cosgrove, Gentry wrote the detective failed to follow procedure when he didn't activate his body camera.
cbsnews.comThe police files contain conflicting information about when the contacts ended between Taylor and her ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover. Other evidence suggests Taylor and Glover were together in the same vehicle a month before her March 13 death. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said it was important to release the police investigation files as quickly as possible, after making “necessary redactions." Much of the information in the files was included in records from the grand jury proceedings released last week, he said. She said she did not believe justice was done in the Taylor case.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The lone Kentucky detective facing charges related to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. The decision not to charge the officers set off protests in Louisville and across the country. On Monday, Louisville's mayor lifted the curfew put in place after people refused to end their nighttime protests. Her response comes after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with the felony last week while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice. Many marched along Louisville’s streets chanting “Breonna Taylor, say her name,” and “no justice, no peace."
(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Police maintained barricades and plans for a nighttime curfew as Louisville prepared Saturday for a fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge the officers who shot Breonna Taylor. Protests Friday night were peaceful but police arrested 22 people for curfew violations. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer urged continued peaceful protests in a news conference Saturday evening. On Wednesday, Kentucky Attorney General Cameron announced a grand jury indicted one officer on wanton endangerment charges, saying he fired gunshots into a neighboring home that didn’t strike anyone. Since when does freedom and civil rights have a curfew?”___Associated Press writer Claire Galofaro contributed to this report from Louisville.
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited answer about whether the officers would be punished. Some questions and answers about Cameron's findings in the Breonna Taylor case:WHO WAS BREONNA TAYLOR? HOW MANY TIMES WAS BREONNA TAYLOR SHOT? WHY WAS NO ONE CHARGED WITH SHOOTING BREONNA TAYLOR? Cameron said state law “bars us from seeking charges in Breonna Taylor's death.” Cameron also said there was no conclusive evidence that any of Hankison's 10 gunshots hit Taylor inside her home.
“The question obviously is: What do we do with this pain?” Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said during a news conference. “There is no one answer, no easy answer to that question.”Fischer pleaded for calm a day after peaceful protests in Louisville turned violent, and a gunman shot and wounded two police officers. Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by white officers after Taylor's boyfriend fired at them, authorities said. Police entered on a warrant connected to a suspect who did not live there, and no drugs were found inside. He previously said Hankison's firing in June was a “cowardly political act.”Trump told reporters Thursday that the case was a “sad thing."
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited answer about whether the officers would be punished. Some questions and answers about Cameron's findings in the Breonna Taylor case:WHO WAS BREONNA TAYLOR? HOW MANY TIMES WAS BREONNA TAYLOR SHOT? WHY WAS NO ONE CHARGED WITH SHOOTING BREONNA TAYLOR? Cameron said state law “bars us from seeking charges in Breonna Taylor's death.” Cameron also said there was no conclusive evidence that any of Hankison's 10 gunshots hit Taylor inside her home.
Officials in Louisville were preparing Tuesday for more protests and possible unrest as the public nervously awaits the state attorney generals announcement about whether he will charge officers in Breonna Taylors shooting death. Taylor's shooting has been followed by months of protests in the city. But some involved in protests seeking justice for Taylor questioned why the police were going to such “overkill” lengths when the city has been the site of peaceful protests for months. Large protests over Taylor’s death that at times became violent erupted in late May in the city but most demonstrations since then have been peaceful. Last week, the city of Louisville settled a lawsuit from Taylor’s family for $12 million and pledged several police reforms as part of the agreement.
Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor's mother, in white beside Attorney Ben Crump, left, speak in Louisville, Ky., after settlement was announced. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A settlement between the family of Breonna Taylor and the city of Louisville could bring wide-ranging reforms to how police officers live and work, changes that would represent a rare outcome in a police misconduct lawsuit. And a legal expert noted that even the most wide-ranging of reforms won't succeed if the people entrusted with implementing them aren't onboard. The city of Louisville passed a new law earlier this year, named after Taylor, that bans the use of no-knock warrants. Tamika Mallory is among numerous activists in Louisville who say police reforms will be meaningless if the officers involved in Taylor's death aren't charged.
A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. The mural honors Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The shooting set off weeks of protests, policy changes and a call for the officers who shot Taylor to be criminally charged. An ambulance that had been stationed near Taylor's apartment in anticipation of the initial search had been called off, the suit said. Police arrived at Taylor's apartment about 12:40 a.m. and banged on the door but did not say they were police officers, the suit said.
(AP Photo/John Locher)LOUISVILLE, Ky. The outcry has reverberated for weeks online and at demonstrations nationwide: Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. Calls for action against the officers have gotten louder during a national reckoning over racism and police brutality following George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. That has left people, from protesters to celebrities, wondering why justice is slow to come in Taylor's case. It's definitely taking too long, it's definitely frustrating, said Kirstia Drury, 32, who joined street protests in Louisville after Taylor's death. He's executive director of advocacy group Christopher 2X Game Changers and has often served as a conduit between the Black community and Louisville officials during conflicts.
Louisville's mayor says one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Taylor will be fired, Friday, June 19, 2020. Taylor was gunned down by officers who burst into her Louisville home using a no-knock warrant. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old black woman was killed in her home. The letter said Hankison fired the rounds without supporting facts that the deadly force was directed at a person posing an immediate threat. This month, Beyonc also joined the call for charges against officers involved in Taylor's death.
She would be so happy.The law bans the use of the warrants by Louisville Metro officers. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul also introduced federal legislation Thursday that would ban the use of no-knock warrants nationwide. No-knock warrants are not tools that officers have to use with any regularity to get their job done, Green said. Green was also critical of an incident report in the Taylor shooting released by Louisville Police this week. The release of Walker's 911 call on May 28 marked the beginning of days of protests in Louisville, fueled by Taylor's death and the death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis, George Floyd.
Police said McAtee fired at officers, who returned fire, but video evidence suggests law enforcement officials were firing pepper balls at the restaurant before McAtee fired his weapon. A video released by Louisville Police on Tuesday appears to show McAtee firing a gun from the door of his restaurant as officers shot projectiles. That video shows people on Broadway, a major thoroughfare, scattering away from and into McAtee's eatery as officers approach, firing projectiles. Police had used pepper balls to scatter protests crowds after curfew through the weekend. A lawyer for the family said the video raises more questions than answers.McAtee's nephew, Marvin McAtee, said people fled to the barbecue stand when police began firing pepper balls.
Tracey Cox VanDyke prays Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Louisville, Ky., near the intersection where David McAtee was killed Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)LOUISVILLE, Ky. The city of Louisville, Kentucky, plans to reach out for an independent review of its police department amid protests that erupted over the deaths of black people during encounters with police, the mayor said Wednesday. Officials plan to hire an outside group to perform a comprehensive, top-to-bottom" review of the police department, Mayor Greg Fischer said. Fischer said the outside review will focus on such issues as police training, use of force, bias-free policing, accountability and community engagement. The evaluation will include listening sessions to gather input from a cross-section of the community, the mayor said.
It came on a violent night in St. Louis, which saw four officers shot, businesses burned and ransacked, and people pelting officers with rocks hours following a peaceful protest. Another officer shot back, and the suspects fled but were arrested. Near where the officer was wounded, police found a man shot to death and a handgun under his body. The owner of the pawn shop, who is white, was arrested in the death of Horton, a 43-year-old black man. ___OMAHA, NEBRASKAJames Scurlock, a 22-year-old black man, was killed Saturday after authorities said he tussled with the owner of two downtown bars.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced the firing of Police Chief Steve Conrad at a news conference Monday. He said officers involved in the shooting failed to activate body cameras at the chaotic scene. Accordingly, I have relieved Steve Conrad of his duties as chief of Louisville Metro Police Department.Gov. Two Louisville officers and two Guard soldiers returned fire, he said. It recorded the sound of bullets being fired as groups of police and Guard soldiers crouched behind cars.
The new policy requires Louisville's police chief to sign off on all no-knock warrants before they go to a judge. Lemp family attorney Rene Sandler said police began using no-knock warrants decades ago as a tool in the nations war on drugs. He said police are adept at working around restrictions and tailoring paperwork to suit the standards of judges issuing search warrants. Banning no-knock warrants, if any jurisdiction can pull that off, is an important step, Kraska said. These different groups that normally would be at odds with one another all agree on the inappropriateness of no-knock warrants, he added.
Police said six people were arrested during Fridays protest, which began peacefully but grew more destructive as the night went on. During the protests, a police officer was seen on camera firing what appeared to be pepper balls at a news crew during a live television broadcast. A crew from WAVE-TV was on air when reporter Kaitlin Rust was heard yelling off-camera: Ive been shot! The use of nonlethal force on the WAVE-TV crew happened the same day CNN employees were arrested live on air while covering protests in Minnesota. Gunfire erupted during earlier Louisville protests on Thursday night, wounding seven people.
In Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and beyond, thousands of protesters carried signs that said: He said I cant breathe. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.You are disgracing our city, she told protesters. You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country. This is the only way were going to be heard.In Houston, where George Floyd grew up, several thousand people rallied in front of City Hall. Liccardo said his own officers shared the community's outrage over Floyd's in-custody death.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Louisville police will be required to wear body cameras and will change a search warrant policy after their fatal shooting of a black emergency medical worker in her home, the city's mayor said Monday. Breonna Taylor, 26, was killed when police executed a no-knock search warrant for illegal drugs at her home on March 13. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said officers in plainclothes units like the one that served a warrant at Taylors home will now wear the cameras during search warrants. Fischer also said he is changing the policy on what police call no-knock search warrants. The body camera policy will extend to all sworn officers during search warrants where they identify themselves as police officers, Fischer said.
