'TRIED TO SILENCE ME'
Who is Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker?
KENNETH Walker was the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, the EMT who was killed in her home by Kentucky police.
Walker was in Breonna's home the night she was fatally shot and was charged with attempted murder for firing warning shots at cops.
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Who is Kenneth Walker?
Kenneth Walker was Breonna Taylor's boyfriend at the time she was .
Walker said he and his girlfriend had settled in to watch a movie in her bedroom on the night of March 13 when police came to her door with a narcotics warrant.
Walker has said he didn’t know the police were at the door, and he fired a “warning shot,” thinking it was an intruder.
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After Walker fired, , returned fire, for a total of 32 gunshots fired by police.
Walker filed a misconduct suit against the Louisville Police Department as a result of the incident.
In the lawsuit, Walker sought unspecified monetary damages from the department, as well as the City of Louisville, for assault, battery, false arrest and imprisonment, malicious prosecution and several other claims, according to .
What was Kenneth Walker charged with?
Walker was initially charged with attempted murder of a police officer for firing warning shots, but Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney Tom Wine dropped that charge in May.
Walker, 28, said that the charge was “meant to silence me and cover up Breonna’s murder.”
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Steve Romines, Walker's attorney, said Walker comes from a good family and had never been in trouble before in his life.
Wine dropped the charges "without prejudice," meaning the county could charge him again in future.
What happened to Breonna Taylor?
Breonna was .
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 Breonna two years ago.
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But the man was arrested in a separate raid ten miles away on the same night officers broke into her apartment.
As cops entered the home, Breonna's boyfriend Kenneth Walker - who was not the man wanted by cops - fired one shot with his legally held weapon.
Walker said he thought the officers were burglars.
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