They’re different cases in different towns that ended with someone dead – in a matter of minutes.
In Breonna Taylor’s 2020 case, Louisville police were executing a search warrant late at night when things quickly escalated. It’s heavily documented that within a couple of minutes of police arriving, knocking on Taylor’s door, and announcing themselves, they startled Taylor and her boyfriend, who were asleep.
Using a no-knock warrant, police came in, and Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired first, hitting an officer. Police fired back, killing Taylor.
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Doug Harless’ Dec. 23, 2024, incident wasn’t as long as Taylor’s. Surveillance video shows four London officers armed with guns walking towards Harless’ front porch. Just 40 seconds after police showed up, they were yelling and knocking on the door…