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Judge faults Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend for shooting death, clears 2 Louisville officers of felony charges

A federal judge ruled that the conduct of Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, became the legal cause of her death when he fired at Louisville police.

AfederaljudgeclearedtwoformerLouisvillepoliceofficersoffelonychargesinconnectiontoBreonnaTaylor’sfatalshootingandinsteadfaultedTaylor’sboyfriendforherdeath. InanorderThursday,U.S.DistrictJudgeCharlesSimpsondroppedfelony“deprivationofrightsunderthecoloroflaw”chargesagainstformerLouisvillePoliceDetectiveJoshuaJaynesandformerSgt.KyleMeany.  U.S.AttorneyGeneralMerrickGarlandfirstannouncedfederalchargesagainstJaynesandMeanyinAugust2022duringahigh-profilevisittoLouisville.GarlandaccusedJaynesandMeany,whowerenotpresentduringthefatal2020policeraidofTaylor’sapartment,ofknowingtheyhadfalsifiedpartofthewarrantandputthe26-year-oldBlackwomaninadangeroussituationbysendingarmedofficerstoherdoor.  SimpsondeclaredthattheactionsofTaylor’sboyfriend,KennethWalker,whofiredashotatpolicethenightoftheraid,werethelegalcauseofherdeath,