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Louisville Announces $12M Settlement, Police Reforms in Wake of Breonna Taylor Shooting
People observe the memorial for Breonna Taylor at Jefferson Square Park in Downtown Louisville, Ky., Friday evening, Sept. 4, 2020. Friday marked the 100th-straight day of people protesting to demand justice for Taylor, a 26- year-old Black woman, who was fatally shot by police in her apartment on March 13.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Tuesday announced a “substantial” financial settlement Tuesday afternoon of $12 million with the family of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman fatally shot by police in her apartment six months ago.
The settlement was announced at a 2 p.m. press conference at Mayor Fischer’s office, with Taylor’s family and attorneys Ben Crump, Sam Aguiar and Lonita Baker.
In addition to the payment, the deal includes several policing reforms, including a requirement that commanders approve all search warrants before they go to a judge. The accord also provides housing credits to officers who agree to live within the city, and it would seek the authority for drug and alcohol testing of officers involved in any shooting.
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