Black woman shot and killed after Kentucky police entered her home as she slept, family says

A black EMT worker was shot and killed as she slept in her home after police officers “blindly fired” after executing a search warrant at the wrong home in Louisville, Kentucky, a lawsuit says

The lawsuit states that Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were asleep in the bedroom when police in plain clothes and unmarked vehicles arrived at the house around 12:30 a.m.

The lawsuit says Taylor and Walker woke up and thought criminals were breaking in. Walker called 911 and, according to"The defendants then proceeded to spray gunfire into the residence with a total disregard for the value of human life," the lawsuit alleges."Shots were blindly fired by the officers all throughout Breonna's home."Taylor, 26, was shot eight times and died. Walker, 27, was arrested.

The gunfire from the officers struck objects in the living room, dining room, kitchen, hallway, bathroom and both bedrooms, according to the lawsuit. A spokesperson for the Louisville Metro Police Department said,"Due to an ongoing internal investigation into this situation, we are not able to comment at this time."

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