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What happened to Breonna Taylor and why are there protests?
BREONNA Taylor was shot dead by police at her home in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 13.
The frontline medic, who worked for two local hospitals, had no criminal history.
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Who was Breonna Taylor?
Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old emergency medical technician from .
The frontline medic had no and worked for two local hospitals.
Her mother, Tamika Palmer, said of her daughter: “She had a whole plan on becoming a nurse and buying a house and then starting a family.
"Breonna had her head on straight, and she was a very decent person.”
She added: "Breonna just loved life, and people gravitated towards her. She lit up a room and had this aura about herself."
Three months , her name has been chanted all over the country – and the world – at mass protests against alleged brutality, which erupted after the death of in police custody.
The hashtag #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor has also been shared widely on social media, encouraging people to sign a petition calling for the police officers involved to be arrested and charged.
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What happened to Breonna Taylor?
Taylor during a drug raid on her house on March 13.
According to a lawsuit filed by her family, her killing was the result of a botched drug-warrant execution.
Cops were looking for suspect who allegedly dated Taylor two years ago.
But the man was arrested in a separate raid ten miles away on the same night officers broke into her apartment.
Leaked documents reveal Glover had mail sent to Taylor's address, gave her phone number as his own, and used a car she hired that was later connected to a murder.
But no drugs or cash were found at Taylor's home.
Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker – who was not the man wanted by cops – fired one shot with his legally held weapon, claiming he thought they were burglars.
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Three officers returned fire with a .
Cops said they had seen Glover pick up a USPS package at Taylor's home and drive to a “known drug house."
But a Louisville postal inspector, Tony Gooden, told a local news station that police did not check with his office about Taylor's apartment.
He said another law enforcement agency had asked his office in January to investigate for suspicious mail arriving at her home, but they concluded there were none.
Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Taylor's family, released more information about her death.
Crump told Essence in a Facebook Live: "Police just .
"I mean they're shooting from the front door, they're shooting from the window, they're shooting from the patio.
"They're so reckless, that they shoot a bullet into the next door neighbor's apartment where their five-year-old daughter is asleep in her room."
Crump continued: "Breonna Taylor is mutilated with bullet holes while she's in her underwear, eight bullets at least."
, one of the police officers involved in Taylor's death, was fired more than three months after Taylor's death, according to the police department.
He was informed in a letter signed by the the police chief that his employment with the department "is terminated."
Warrants were issued for Jamarcus in July on charges including trafficking a controlled substance and possession of .
at the Louisville Metro Jail at 11.32am on Thursday, August 28, after he failed to pay bail on separate drug offenses in August.
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Why are there protests?
On Wednesday, September 23, .
They include three counts of wanton endangerment for shooting into a home next to Taylor’s with people inside.
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Ultimately, no cops were charged in Taylor's death – leading to unrest in Louisville following the decision.
Protests broke out in the Kentucky city, and in cities across the country, after prosecutors made the announcement.
, and more than 100 people were reportedly arrested as activists were angry with the charges.
What is the Justice for Breonna Taylor petition?
Law student Lorelai HoJay launched a to demand justice for Taylor and her family.
The petition asks for charges to be filed immediately against the police officers involved in her death.
It calls for them to be fired, charged, and arrested immediately and for their pensions to be revoked.
It also adds: "Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear must speak up on behalf of Breonna, and Governor Beshear or Attorney General Daniel Cameron must appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Louisville Police Department immediately."
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The petition also calls for Congress to discuss the constitutionality of no-knock warrants.
Six-time Formula One champion wore a T-shirt in honour of Breonna Taylor on the six-month anniversary of her death after winning the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello, Italy.
Hamilton's shirt had "ARREST THE COPS WHO KILLED BREONNA TAYLOR" written on the front and "SAY HER NAME" above a photo of Taylor on the back.
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