Louisville has settled Breonna Taylor's wrongful death lawsuit for $12 million

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JUST IN: The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT killed by police six months ago, to settle a wrongful death lawsuit, family attorney Sam Aguilar confirms.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is expected to announce the settlement later Tuesday in a joint press conference with the Taylor family's attorneys. Speaking to News Radio 840 WHAS on Tuesday morning, Fischer declined to comment on the settlement, saying,"I don't have anything to announce on that at this time.

The police union did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Aguilar confirmed the settlement on Tuesday morning."The city's response in this case has been delayed and it's been frustrating, but the fact that they've been willing to sit down and talk significant reform was a step in the right direction and hopefully a turning point," Aguilar said.

 

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Meanwhile I still haven’t received my refund from Kentucky Fried Chicken for my messed up order. No justice.

All of this should come directly from the police budget.

I'm surprised Moscow Mitch doesn't say no way. Hes not paying for that.

Take it from their pension

The money should come from the Police Union pension fund.

The fact the state agreed to pay the $12 million to the victim family as settlement It only means that the cops who committed the act is as Guilty as the word and should be arrested charge and prosecuted.

Money? They want justice not money. Why offer money? That’s not going to fix anything... but oh well if the family accept it then what was the point of the movement?

Police departments cost American taxpayers hundreds of MILLIONS every year to cover legal fees and lawsuits incurred over corruption, incompetence and racist police practices. Defund that and make cops for their own lawsuits. Problem Solved.

Her life is far beyond 12 millions $... And that money didn't bring her back!!!

Could she have made that much money selling drugs with her boyfriend?

Garbage. Deal drugs, get shot.

Now arrest the cops

With Oprah involved anything is possible. But in reality regardless of politics its justified and fair .

*taxpayers Fixed it

Cannon Hannan! Where is his settlement? Say his name!

nojusticenopeace

Trump supporters are livid about this one

But they won't arrest the cops who murdered her

Why do you keep using the EMT photo? She quit in 2016 and was involved in selling drugs, tell the facts for once.

That's a good start. Now, arrest, charge and try all the officers involved

Interesting that $12m in their arse pocket and their anger dissipates 🤔

Are the cops arrested yet?

so arrest the killers, what is so god damn hard about that

What a waste of $

Oh oops, they forgot to put the cops responsible in prison again.

The officers involved deserve life in prison!!

Wow they trying to really brush the situation and think money will make it go away. 😒

It's not justice. Abusing tax payers

Arrest the Cops

They should have kept this to themselves

Can they just arrest the killers

It’s something but money won’t bring her back and it’s not really justice.. those cops should be arrested for murder

BLUE LIVES DONT EXIST. BLACK LIVES MATTER. Why do cities and states cover the police negligence, FUCKING TIME AND TIME AGAIN?! White supremacy, that is why! ABOLISH. POLICE. NO JUSTICE NO PEACE. NO RACIST POLICE.

Now to hold the cops accountable. 😕

All of that money isn't going to bring this innocent young woman back.

policereporter Not enough. The murderers deserve the death penalty.

So if who individually is gonna be held accountable?

Why are the taxpayers paying this bill? Why not the police department? Why not the officers involved? Why are they still employed?

For all you dum duma saying the tax payer is flipping the bill, you morons do know that cities are insured and superfunded😂😂. The stupidity on here runs deep. But keep up your uneducated statements.

I have never understood why we as Americans deserve money for deaths Accidental or purposeful. If one of my children died why would I deserve 12 million dollars! A money band aid makes everything better?

May as well take the money, nothing will change with the police and endemic racism in the south. Hopefully the racist tax payers there foot the bill🤷🏼

As usual, its we the people who have to pay for police misconduct. This should come out of police pensions.

So can we settle it down now ?

ARREST THE COPS AND STOP MAKING THE PEOPLE PAY!!!!

Wrongful death is a civil term for murder. This is a civil suit only. Potentially they can be charged in a criminal suit with murder.

For anyone wondering, the article states the officers can still be charged. This doesn’t absolve them.

Those officers still need to be arrested and prosecuted!!

Not enough.

They can pay the family 12 million but not arrest Johnathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove

They have judge and tried them.

It’s cheaper to end slave catching. BluntsNotBatons

Grumpy gets rich, spew his systematic racism rhetoric. You know there isn't a chance in he'll that officer will ever get a fair trial. Because they DEMAND charges be brought today! Oh yeah, let those nonviolent protesters free too, drop all those charges.

Taxpayers of Louisville On the Hook for $12M Wrongful Death Lawsuit. Fixed it for ya.

Well the financial issues may be behind them but what about JUSTICE, let’s get that done.

Her boyfriend is responsible for her getting shot. End of story.

But the cops are still out. Fuck that.

So they arresting the killers or naw Yall do anything BUT the right thing... Exhausting

Fact check- she was not an EMT anymore and was ineligible in ever becoming one again. She rented a car and a body was found in it that’s why she was banned from the industry. Due your homework CNN FAKENEWS

Her bf fires on the cops first and they’re not supposed to defend themselves? Got it.

Good n

Nonsense. Cops in jail

It should come from a “special” tax applied to police officers.

Great. Now arrest the cops who killed her. BreonnaTaylor

How much of that goes to the attorney?

Aren't they tax payers sick of footing the bill for cops murdering people?

RevJJackson BOOMSHAKALAKA!

So, the murderous cops go free and the tax payers are on the hook. I call 🐂💩

peaceintheeast

Shouldn’t pay anything. The police were following the law. Case closed’

Should be a million for every year of her life. 26 million at the very LEAST

Okay arrest the damn cops that murdered her!!! Money won’t buy another BreonnaTaylor

Pay out along with the arrest of the murderer right? No? Then we will continue fighting.

AttorneyGriggs ARREST THE FUCKING COPS WHO MURDERED HER! HAVE WE BEEN STUTTERING LIKE JOE BIDEN? NO, WE HAVE NOT.

This is just sad. She was killed for being in the drug trade with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend opened fire on the police and she was caught in crossfire! All her and her boyfriends fault. Act like a Thug, get killed for doing Thug things and your family gets paid. Thugcrimepays

Hush money won't bring her back to her family!

Arrest 👏🏼 those 👏🏼 bastards 👏🏼 instead 👏🏼

taxpayer money will go to pay this.

$12 million, looks like a guilty pay-off to me

Charge the damn cops for murdering Breonna Taylor! BlackLivesMatter

Wow , that’s insane

this should be paid for by the police unions and not by the taxpayers!!!!!

So when does it happen that a citizen murders someone, gets away with it, and has the tax payers pay the fine for them?

It's not enough. Arrest the cops that killed her.

Yes its good the family got money but YOU STILL HAVENT ARRESTED THE COPS SAYHERNAME BREONNATAYLOR

They still need to be arrested.

BreonnaWho

But that still doesn’t “fix” anything... So police kill innocent people and the city is just gonna essentially bail them out... with tax payer money?

Officers still need to be held accountable

What about arresting the cops that murdered her?

So the family was only money motivated, there was no justice to be had ,they know it that's why they took the money , police can always improve on there procedures to try prevent accidental deaths ,the boyfriend is to blame he shot first

I guess “justice” always comes down to a price

That’s so sad 😞

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