Police release hundreds of files from the Breonna Taylor investigation
Police release hundreds of files from the Breonna Taylor investigation
October 7, 2020, Uodated October 8, 2020
Tim Stickings
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Photos discovered by investigators show Taylor and Walker posing with what appears to be the Glock 9mm Walker used to fire on cops, as well as with a modified 'pistol style' AR-15
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The Louisville Metro Police Department has released the contents of its internal investigation following the death of Breonna Taylor, including photos of her brandishing guns and text messages that indicate her boyfriend Kenneth Walker sold drugs.
On Wednesday, LMPD released 4,470 pages including investigative reports, interview summaries and evidence reports, as well as 251 videos and hundreds of photos.
Taylor's death in a hail of police bullets early on March 13 sparked protests nationwide, and the document dump follows a controversial grand jury ruling that saw no officers directly charged in her death.
Included in the new documents are photos of Taylor and Walker posing with guns, as well as text messages that strongly suggest that Walker was involved in the sale of illegal drugs.
Walker was a licensed gun owner able to legally carry in Kentucky. He was not named in the search warrant used to enter Taylor's home, and he was not a target in the drug investigation of Taylor's ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, that led to the raid on her apartment.
In one photo recovered from Walker's phone, Taylor poses with him as he holds a silver and black Glock 9mm that strongly resembles the gun Walker used to fire on police during the raid. He also shows off a 'pistol style' Springfield Saint AR-15.
'Partners in crime' reads the caption at the bottom of the photo, along with a cartoon of handcuffs.
In text messages, Walker said that he purchased the Glock from a 'white boy' and that it wasn't registered to him, but that he had a bill of sale.
In one text message to Walker, Taylor sent an image of herself with the AR-15 pistol.
In another, she asks for a picture of the AR-15 pistol to show to a 'white boy' she works with who might be interested in purchasing it, according to the new documents.
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In one text message to Walker, Taylor sent an image (left) of herself with the AR-15 pistol. In another, she asks for a picture (right) of the AR-15 pistol to show to a 'white boy'
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The Glock that Walker used to fire on police is seen in an evidence photo. Walker was a licensed gun owner in Kentucky
The trove of investigative files revealed:
In the course of the investigation, police also recovered evidence that Walker was involved in the sale of drugs.
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