“Don’t let this case fall into the pattern of no action after a terrible tragedy,” Beyoncé wrote Sunday in an open letter, urging 'swift and decisive action in charging the officers.'
Beyoncé also criticized the Louisville police department’s investigation of Taylor’s death, writing that official probes “have created more questions than answers.”Last week, the department released an incident report on the shooting that included few details, some of which were incorrect, according to the
. The mostly blank report, which in part listed Taylor’s injuries as “none,” fueled outrage against the department and prompted a rebuke from Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer , who called the document “unacceptable,” the AP reported.Beyoncé concluded her letter with a pointed message to Cameron, who is Kentucky’s first African American attorney general.
“Don’t let this case fall into the pattern of no action after a terrible tragedy,” she wrote. “With every death of a Black person at the hands of the police, there are two real tragedies: the death itself, and the inaction and delays that follow it. This is your chance to end that pattern. Take swift and decisive action in charging the officers. The next months cannot look like the last three.
In a statement to The Washington Post from attorney Lonita Baker, Taylor’s family expressed gratitude to Beyoncé on Sunday, noting she and “many powerful women have used their platforms to call for Justice for Breonna.”“It is time that our elected leaders, including Mayor Greg Fischer and AG Daniel Cameron, stop hiding behind the guise of a botched investigation and do the right thing,” the statement said.
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