Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor renewed their calls for charges to be brought against the officers involved in her death, a day after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron met with Taylor's family to 'express his condolences.'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor on Thursday renewed their calls for charges to be brought against the officers involved in her death, a dayto"express his condolences." The meeting, initiated by Cameron, included Taylor's mother, sister, aunt and family attorneys, according to Cameron's office and attorney Sam Aguiar, who is representing the family.
Attorney Lonita Baker, also representing Taylor's family, said at a press conference Thursday that the meeting was the first time Cameron personally spoke with the family. Few details on the investigation were divulged, Baker told reporters, but she said Cameron, who is investigating Taylor's fatal police shooting, said he was awaitingBen Crump, another attorney for Taylor's family, said he was confident charges would be brought against the officers involved"sooner rather than later." Crump was critical of the fact that all of the officers had not yet been terminated or arrested, comparing the situation to the deaths of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks, both Black men who were killed at the hands of police who later faced charges. One officer, Brett Hankison,This week marked 150 days since Taylor's death, Crump said, and"we expect, hopefully before 200 days, charges to happen." Tamika Palmer, Taylor's mother, said in a statement that she was glad Cameron sought the meeting Wednesday and that he"seemed sincere and genuine." Palmer said Cameron didn't say which direction he's leaning, but that after the meeting, she's"more confident" that"truth will come out and that justice will be served." "We let him know how important it was for their office to get all the facts, to get the truth and to get justice for Breonna," Palmer said."We all deserve to know the whole truth behind what happened to my daughter. "The attorney general committed to getting us the truth. We're going to hold him up to that commitment." At the press conference Thursday, Palmer expressed her gratitude to activists and protesters who have continued their calls for justice in the wake of her daughter's death. "At this point, it's bigger than Breonna. It's bigger than just Black lives. It's about bridging the gaps between us and the police," Palmer said.
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