Biden: Kentucky Grand Jury’s Indictment in Breonna Taylor’s Case ‘Does Not Answer’ the Call of Justice
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is reacting to a Louisville grand jury’s decision to indict only one police officer in Breonna Taylor’s case, who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers…
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is reacting to a Louisville grand jury’s decision to indict only one police officer in Breonna Taylor’s case, who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers in her home on March 13. The officer was charged with wanton endangerment, but not directly related to Taylor’s death.
“Breonna Taylor was a beloved daughter, member of her community, and an essential worker who served as an E.M.T. as COVID-19 began to spread. But she died, shot in her own home by the police,” Biden said in a statement on Wednesday.
He said that he is mourning with Taylor’s family and questioned if “justice could be equally applied in America.”
The former vice president declared that Wednesday’s decision by a Louisville grand jury to indicate one of the three police officers involved in the case “does not answer that call” of justice.
His statement continued: