Six Louisville Metro Police Department officers are under internal investigation for their actions the night Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her home, police confirm.
Louisville restricts access to downtown ahead of expected Breonna Taylor decisionThe LMPD's professional standards unit is investigating Det. Myles Cosgrove and Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, two of the officers who fired into Taylor's home; Det. Joshua Jaynes, who secured a search warrant for Taylor's home prior to her death; as well as detectives Tony James, Michael Campbell and Michael Nobles, LMPD spokesman Sgt. Lamont Washington told CNN on Tuesday.
Mattingly was following orders of superior officers, was not involved in the planning process of the arrest, and at all times followed established police procedures," he said, per previous CNN reporting.Attorneys for detectives Cosgrove, Jaynes and Nobles did not respond to CNN's requests for comment. An attorney for Det. James could not be immediately identified.Officer Hankison was fired in June for his role in Taylor's death.
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