The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT killed by police six months ago, according to reports.
The settlement will include a list of police reforms that will address officer accountability and the execution of search warrants, according to NBC News, and the amount of the settlement agreement is in the millions.
Breonna Taylor was shot eight times and killed shortly after midnight on March 13 by Louisville Metro Police Department officers executing a drug warrant.
BREAKING: Breonna Taylor's family has reached a settlement with city of Louisville, @strickdc reports.
Settlement will include a list of police reforms that will address officer accountability and the execution of search warrants.https://t.co/ekdrXeqk1A
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 15, 2020
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Taylor’s family, has called a news conference for 2 p.m. ET at the Louisville mayor’s office to announce the “significant update in the Breonna Taylor case.”
No charges have been filed against the officers involved. Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron released a statement this week saying the investigation was still ongoing.
