The former police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, igniting nationwide protests, filed suit Wednesday to get his old job back.
Ex-detective Myles Cosgrove alleges that the Louisville Metro Police Merit Board violated due process when the board upheld his 2021 firing, according to the suit.The board’s decision was"arbitrary and unlawful due to actions in excess of its authority or in violation of due process," the suit reads.
Cosgrove is reported to have fired his weapon at least 16 times into Taylor's apartment in a March 2020 no-knock raid.Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, died, sparking national Black Lives Matter protests.
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