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'Bigger than Breonna:' Taylor's family calls for charges to be filed 150 days after her death

'Bigger than Breonna:' Taylor's family calls for charges to be filed 150 days after her death
COUNTRY. >> WE BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO CAUSED HER DEATH SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. >> FIVE MONTHS AFTER 26-YEAR-OLD BREONNA TAYLOR WAS SHOT IN HER APARTMENT DURING A RAID BY LOUISVILLE POLICE, HER FAMILY STILL WAITS FOR ANSWERS. >> EVERY DAY IS STILL MARCH THE 13TH. >> TAYLOR’S MOTHER, TAMIKA PALMER, AND HER LAWYERS MET WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON WEDNESDAY. THE A.G. TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION IN MAY BUT SAYS HE’S STILL WAITING ON BALLISTICS REPORTS FROM THE FBI. HE HASN’T OFFERED A TIMELINE FOR WHEN HE’LL MAKE A DECISION ON POSSIBLE CHARGES AGAINST THE OFFICERS INVOLVED. >> IT REALLY SPEAKS TO WHY WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE POLICE POLICING THEMSELVES. WE LOST TWO MONTHS WHILE WE WERE LETTING THEM TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO JUSTIFY THE UNJUSTIFIABLE. >> TAYLOR’S FAMILY HAS CALLED FOR THE THREE OFFICERS TO BE FIRED AND PROSECUTED. HER ATTORNEY SAYS MORE PEOPLE NEED TO BEAT -- ATTORNEY LONITA BAKER SAYS IT’S POSSIBLE MORE PEOPLE NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. >> ANYONE RESPONSIBLE NEEDS TO BE CHARGED AND PRESENTED TO A JURY. >> BAKER AND ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP ALSO MET WITH MAYOR GREG FISCHER WEDNESDAY AND DISCUSSED WHAT THE CITY NEEDS TO HEAL. THEY BELIEVE LOUISVILLE METRO NEEDS TO WORK WITH THE PROTESTERS WHO HAVE SPENT MORE 75 DAYS IN THE STREETS, RATHER THAN ARREST THEM >> THEY SEE THEMSELVES AS BREONNA TAYLOR. >> THE ATTORNEYS SAY THEY ALSO DISCUSSED CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO LOCAL LAW AND THE POLICE UNION CONTRACT. CRUMP CALLED ON MAYOR FISCHER TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. >> WHATEVER ACTIONS HE TAKES NOT ONLY SENDS A MESSAGE TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, BUT ALSO SENDS A MESSAGE TO ALL THE CITIES ACROSS AMERICA. >> TAYLOR’S MOTHER SAYS SHE’S GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO SAY HER DAUGHTER’S NAME AND SHE BELIEVES THIS MOMENT IS BIGGER THAN BREONN >> IT’S ABOUT BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN US AND THE POLICE. IT’S ABOUT BRINGING BACK COMMUNITIES. IT’S ABOUT BEING ABLE TO STAND UP FOR E
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'Bigger than Breonna:' Taylor's family calls for charges to be filed 150 days after her death
The family of Breonna Taylor is still waiting for answers five months after the 26-year-old was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police.At a news conference Thursday, attorneys for the family said they met with both Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Wednesday. The attorney general took over the investigation into Taylor's death in May but has said he is still waiting on ballistics reports from the FBI. He hasn't offered a timeline for when he'll make a decision about whether criminal charges should be filed against the officers involved. Watch below: Taylor relatives, family attorneys discuss AG meeting"It really speaks to why we shouldn't have the police policing themselves because we lost two months while we let them try to figure out how to justify the unjustifiable," said Ben Crump, a national civil rights attorney who is representing Taylor's family. The purpose of the meeting was to give Cameron an opportunity to express his condolences personally, but he did not discuss the specifics of the investigation with Taylor's family or her attorneys. Crump did not attend the meeting with Cameron but said he believes the officers should be held accountable. "We do expect charges to be filed sooner rather than later for those responsible for the death and the execution of Breonna Taylor," he said.Local attorney Lonita Baker said their team is still investigating whether accountability extends beyond the three officers Louisville Metro Police have said fired shots the night Taylor died. "We're still asking for information. There may be additional people we don't know. We can't call that out yet," Baker said. "Any officer involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor who is responsible, criminally responsible, be charged and presented to a jury." Crump and Baker also met with Mayor Greg Fischer Wednesday and had what Crump called a "positive, productive conversation" about how the city can heal and move forward. He believes it begins with the city giving protesters who have spent more than 75 days in the streets a seat at the table. "You might have the future John Lewis right here from Louisville, Kentucky, who's out there marching through the streets saying say her name," Crump said. Baker said the attorneys also discussed changes they believe need to be made to local law and the police union contract. Crump called on Fischer, who is currently the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, to lead by example."Whatever action he takes not only sends a message to Louisville, Kentucky, but it sends a message to all the cities across America," he said.Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor held a news conference Thursday to discuss the meetings they had with Kentucky's attorney general and Louisville's mayor.Tamika Palmer, Taylor's mother, said she's grateful for the people who have been in the streets speaking her daughter's name. "We got to figure out how to fix the city, how to heal from here," she said.Palmer believes this moment is bigger than Breonna. "It's about bridging the gaps between us and the police. It's about bringing back the communities. It's about just being able to stand up for each other, and there definitely shouldn't be another Breonna Taylor anywhere," Palmer said.

The family of Breonna Taylor is still waiting for answers five months after the 26-year-old was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police.

At a news conference Thursday, attorneys for the family said they met with both Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Wednesday.

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The attorney general took over the investigation into Taylor's death in May but has said he is still waiting on ballistics reports from the FBI. He hasn't offered a timeline for when he'll make a decision about whether criminal charges should be filed against the officers involved.

Watch below: Taylor relatives, family attorneys discuss AG meeting

"It really speaks to why we shouldn't have the police policing themselves because we lost two months while we let them try to figure out how to justify the unjustifiable," said Ben Crump, a national civil rights attorney who is representing Taylor's family.

The purpose of the meeting was to give Cameron an opportunity to express his condolences personally, but he did not discuss the specifics of the investigation with Taylor's family or her attorneys.

Crump did not attend the meeting with Cameron but said he believes the officers should be held accountable.

"We do expect charges to be filed sooner rather than later for those responsible for the death and the execution of Breonna Taylor," he said.

Local attorney Lonita Baker said their team is still investigating whether accountability extends beyond the three officers Louisville Metro Police have said fired shots the night Taylor died.

"We're still asking for information. There may be additional people we don't know. We can't call that out yet," Baker said. "Any officer involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor who is responsible, criminally responsible, be charged and presented to a jury."

Crump and Baker also met with Mayor Greg Fischer Wednesday and had what Crump called a "positive, productive conversation" about how the city can heal and move forward.

He believes it begins with the city giving protesters who have spent more than 75 days in the streets a seat at the table.

"You might have the future John Lewis right here from Louisville, Kentucky, who's out there marching through the streets saying say her name," Crump said.

Baker said the attorneys also discussed changes they believe need to be made to local law and the police union contract. Crump called on Fischer, who is currently the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, to lead by example.

"Whatever action he takes not only sends a message to Louisville, Kentucky, but it sends a message to all the cities across America," he said.

Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor held a news conference Thursday to discuss the meetings they had with Kentucky's attorney general and Louisville's mayor.

Tamika Palmer, Taylor's mother, said she's grateful for the people who have been in the streets speaking her daughter's name.

"We got to figure out how to fix the city, how to heal from here," she said.

Palmer believes this moment is bigger than Breonna.

"It's about bridging the gaps between us and the police. It's about bringing back the communities. It's about just being able to stand up for each other, and there definitely shouldn't be another Breonna Taylor anywhere," Palmer said.