Reporting was contributed by Lora Moftah and Yoruba Richen from Louisville; Mary Ullmer from Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Liz Day and Penn Bullock from New York. A horse named after Breonna Taylor made it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs during Kentucky Derby week."Breonna" won a six furlong race under jockey Corey Lanerie and was trained by Steve . Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times. Mr. Aguiar, the lawyer for her family, said that no drugs or cash were found at her apartment after the raid. The loud banging jarred her awake. The family has suffered grief and trauma from Breonnas death. They included a militarized SWAT unit, multiple lieutenants and sergeants and several ambulance crews, according to the lawsuit filed by Ms. Taylors family. There were bullet holes everywhere. The police had been investigating two men who they believed were selling drugs out of a house that was far from Ms. Taylors home. Her family and friends are effusive about Mr. Walker, a former warehouse worker for Coca-Cola, describing him as good for her and a man who treated her right. None of them would discuss Mr. Glover. Ms. Taylors boyfriend Kenneth Walker was with her on the night she died. Fearing an intruder, Mr. Walker shot at the officers as they entered the apartment, injuring one of them. You know what Im saying? Within an hour, it had captured between 15 and 20 cars briefly stopping in front of No. And thats the only thing I really regret. stars including LeBron James devoted postgame interviews to keeping her name in the news. I mean by the grace of God, I always made sure my bills were covered but its been a long struggle & Im over it.. I let them know they can talk to me, saying, If you all are feeling any type of way, let me know that. He began dating Ms. Taylor in 2016, according to a statement he gave the police. and shot my girlfriend three times. Several of the officers involved in the raid Mr. Hankison, Detective Myles Cosgrove, and Detective Joshua Jaynes were fired. The same afternoon, he also told an associate he had left money at Ms. Taylors home. Like many of his fellow prisoners, he was sentenced at a very young age, before his brain was fully developed. CNN . To let off some steam, she and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, planned a date night: dinner at a steakhouse, followed by a movie in bed. Somebody kicked in the door. But since Ms. Taylors death, what has emerged in bank statements, cellphone records, bail paperwork, audio recordings of police interrogations and other documents is a trail of evidence pointing to a complicated liaison between her and Mr. Glover, dating back to 2016. I wasnt there for the things that mean something to them: the graduations, Sweet 16s. One of the dozens of billboards across Louisville, paid for by Oprah Winfrey, that calls for the arrest of the officers involved in Ms. Taylors death. It was the Bre way, said her cousin Preonia Flakes. Ms. Taylors boyfriend had shot Sergeant Mattingly in the femoral artery. Around that time, her younger sister, Juniyah, moved in with her. Her father, Everett Taylor, has been in prison since she was a child, the lawyer said. As of 2022, Nwigwe co-stars in the Netflix television series Mo and received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 65th Grammy Awards. 911. A memorial to Breonna Taylor at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Ky., in 2020. But Ive been down here so long, I just learned to deal with all the different personalities. Now, I live in an eight-man cube. After the police broke the door off its hinges, Mr. Walker fired his gun once, striking Sgt. On Aug. 4, prosecutors said that three officers Joshua Jaynes, Kelly Goodlett and Kyle Meany made false claims in an affidavit used to obtain the warrant and conspired to lie about it after. Ms. Taylors 950-square-foot apartment was on the ground level, and a floor-to-ceiling sliding-glass door gave way to her patio, which faced the parking lot. Because no ambulance had been staged, the police spent the next critical minutes trying to get medical help for the injured officer. Protests have been taking place in Akron since Walker . She was a better version of me, Ms. Palmer said. Someone kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend, Mr. Walker cried on a recorded call to 911. Copyright 2019 YES! He pleaded not guilty and was acquitted. At 23, she became a patient care assistant at Frazier Rehabilitation Institute, part of the University of Louisville Health hospital, tending to people recovering from traumatic injuries, said Jessica Jackson, a co-worker who led her orientation. Jamarcus Glover, Ms. Taylors ex-boyfriend whose alleged packages led the police to her door that night, was arrested on Aug. 27, 2020, in possession of drugs, according to a charging document. But back then, I would never have thought of using those words, being selfish.. The last thing she said was, Turn off the TV. Next thing I remember is a loud bang at the door. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The police said that the officers forced entry into the exterior door and were immediately met with gunfire. Three officers returned fire, the police said. But getting me out was more Dee Dees idea, because shes been saying that since she was a kid. And trying to have a baby with Mr. Walker. Ms. Taylors relatives and their lawyers say that the police never identified themselves before entering despite their claims. Family and friends describe the mother and daughter as close. When Mr. Glover called from jail after an earlier arrest in January, she told him that his brushes with the law worried her, according to a recording; each said I love you before hanging up. They sliced through a soap dish, a chair and a table and shattered a sliding-glass door. I was never part of a gang, because I was cool with everybody, basically. In the terabytes of call logs, surveillance tapes, database searches and other evidence detailing her connection to Mr. Glover, the Louisville police appeared to miss the new arc that the young womans life had taken, an oversight that would have calamitous consequences. Breonna Taylor was a young woman who was dealt a tough hand in life. Nearly two years after a botched police raid led to Breonna Taylor 's death, the only officer facing criminal charges for his actions on that day is standing trial in Kentucky. She just did everything. He and the two other officers involved in the shooting could not be reached for comment. Sam Aguiar, a lawyer representing Ms. Taylors family, blames catastrophic failures by the police department for the young womans death. Ralph Yarl, 16, was allegedly attacked outside of a house in Kansas City, Missouri, just a block away from the property his twin brothers were waiting to be picked up from. Finally, they laid him atop the trunk. She would just make these bullet points. The police assert that they knocked several times and identified themselves as police officers with a warrant before entering the apartment. In nearly two decades with the department, Detective Hankison had received multiple complaints of excessive use of force as well as sexual misconduct, according to portions of his personnel file obtained by The Times. . All I was thinking was, Do you need anything? The internal police report states that the victim was the brother of an associate of Mr. Glover, who had been arrested alongside the drug dealer numerous times. Footage of Ms. Taylors Dodge Charger outside the trap house. They said they did not believe she had children or animals but they werent sure, he later told investigators. State and federal officials are investigating whether detectives had enough evidence to tie Ms. Taylor to Mr. Glover when they sought the warrant to search her apartment. Several other people were also arrested during the protest . I know theyre watching my every move, so I make sure I dont do anything wrong., Those who knew her describe her as loving and fun she adored fast cars and hot sauce. She was fatally shot in her apartment by Louisville police on March 13. My granny lived in Kentwood, and I had friends out there. He then made three Zelle transfers to her phone for $150, $200 and then $225. Breonna Taylor in an undated family photo. Around the same time that the two undercover officers were doing their last drive-by of her apartment, a team of officers was executing three search warrants on Elliott Avenue. When the operator asked if the young woman was alert and able to speak, he said: No, shes not, and then, Oh my God. Bullets ripped through nearly every room in her apartment, then into two adjoining ones. In recorded jailhouse calls, he complained to a friend that the police saw the transactions as suspicious when they were only meant to reimburse Ms. Taylor for paying his cellphone bill. Father to Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, in March 2020, Taylor is currently serving a 45-year prison sentence. Then the Police Came to Her Door. Mr. Glover told officers he had given the keys to a man he knew as Rambo, who said he had to run an errand. You cant just look away from it and act like its not there, he said. And I became a lot more understanding of other people, as well, in terms of what they are going through. Sergeant Mattingly said that as soon as the door was punched in and he cleared the threshold, he could see to the end of the long hallway. 07/12/2021 Exclusive She should be alive today.. Another officer, Mr. Mattingly, retired from the force. Spouse (s) Martica "Fat" Nwigwe. Silha: Did you know it was Dee Dee and Breonnas mission to get you out of prison? Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, center, is comforted as she looks over a memorial dedicated to her daughter on September 15, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. As were coming to the door, the door, like, comes off the hinges, Mr. Walker said. She told Ms. Jackson that she wanted to get her nursing degree, and helped her friend, who had already done the coursework, study for the boards. YES! I was just in my own world trying to figure out things on my own, so I never aligned myself with a certain individual or a group. I remember in the last JPay (JPay is how prisoners can communicate with the outside world), Bre wrote me, I hope to see you soon. And that just sticks with me right there, every time I think about Bre. Evidence gathered at Ms. Taylors apartment, where she was fatally shot by the police. 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