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By LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday morning that LMPD Det. Brett Hankison will be fired. Hankison was one of three officers involved in the deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor, and once his name and pictured started surfacing on local media, several women started coming forward in recent weeks alleging Hankison sexually assaulted them. Below is a very brief statement Fischer made on Facebook at about 11:30 a.m. Friday: “Thank you for joining us for a brief by important announcement. Chief Schroeder is today initiating termination procedures against Louisville Metro Police Officer Brett Hankison. Unfortunately, due to a provision in state law which I very much would like to see changed, the chief and I are precluded from talking about what brought us to this moment or even the timing of this decision. I know that you will have questions, and I’m sorry that I cannot answer them because of the state law KRS Chapter 67C.3261F. Please direct any questions about the state law precluding us from commenting further to Jefferson County attorney Mike O’Connell. Thank you.” It’s not clear if the other two LMPD officers involved in Taylor’s death -- Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove -- will be disciplined. The three narcotics officers served a no-knock warrant at Taylor’s home on March 13, as part of a drug investigation. Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, told police afterward that when he saw the door being rammed open, he fired one shot toward the ground, prompting a barrage of gunfire in return. Taylor, a 26-year-old former EMT, was shot multiple times and lay dying in her hallway. An hour earlier, WAVE 3 News reported that , 98 days after her death. LMPD shared with local media Chief Rob Schroeder’s pre-termination letter to Hankison. The letter states Hankison “wantonly and blindly fired ten (10) rounds” into Taylor’s apartment without knowing what he was shooting at. “I find your conduct a shock to the conscience,” Schroeder wrote to Hankison, who, according to the letter, had previously been disciplined for “reckless conduct that injured (an) innocent person.” “Your conduct demands your termination,” Schroeder continued. The letter redacted the date on which Hankison will have an opportunity to defend himself. Read the letter below, and watch Fischer’s very brief announcement below that” by on Scribd Posted by on Friday, June 19, 2020 Copyright 2020 WAVE 3 News. All rights reserved. 85 The Louisville Zoo has extended its Member Days by one week. Three Kentucky schools, including one in Louisville, have something fun to look forward to in the fall.

By LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday morning that LMPD Det. Brett Hankison will be fired. Hankison was one of three officers involved in the deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor, and once his name and pictured started surfacing on local media, several women started coming forward in recent weeks alleging Hankison sexually assaulted them. Below is a very brief statement Fischer made on Facebook at about 11:30 a.m. Friday: “Thank you for joining us for a brief by important announcement. Chief Schroeder is today initiating termination procedures against...

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