Beyonce Calls for Justice for Breonna Taylor in Letter to Kentucky's Attorney General
Beyonce, a vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter, wrote an open letter to Kentucky's attorney general calling on justice for Breonna Taylor.
Honorary Latina and music icon Beyonce wrote an open letter to Kentucky's Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Sunday, asking him to uphold the value of a Black woman's life by providing justice to Breonna Taylor, according to a published article in TIME.
In the letter posted on her official website, Beyonce demanded that criminal charges be filed against the Louisville Metro police officers who fatally shot Taylor while executing a "no-knock" warrant on March 13.
At the bottom part of her open letter, Beyonce included two petitions for support in demanding Kentucky's Attorney General office to file the criminal charges and fire the police officers involved in the incident. These petitions are JusticeforBre and Stand with Breonna.
No Arrests Made After Three Months
Almost three months have passed since the fatal death of Breonna Taylor but zero arrests have been made so far and none of the officers involved in the crime incident were fired.
According to a published news article in CNN News, Beyonce wrote, "With every death of a Black person at the hands of the police, there are two real tragedies: the death itself and the inaction and delays that follow it. This is your chance to end that pattern. Take swift and decisive action in charging the officers. The next months can not look like the last three."
Moreover, Beyonce called Cameron to bring transparency to the investigation of Taylor's death and the practices that resulted in more deaths of unarmed African-Americans in the country similar to what happened to George Floyd and Robert Fuller.
Taylor's Family Express Gratitude to Beyonce
Beyonce has been a very vocal supporter of the "Black Lives Matter" movement, even in her artistic work, and has been also very vocal in demanding justice for Breonna Taylor.
Meanwhile, the Taylor family through their lawyer Lonita Baker expressed their gratitude to Beyonce and to other individuals who continually demand justice for Taylor .
Taylor's family also released a statement that says, "It has been more than 3 months since Breonna was murdered. Her killers are still in uniform. Meanwhile, Atlanta's mayor yesterday called for immediate termination of their officer, and criminal charges have been filed in Minnesota and Georgia. Here, we cannot even see an investigative file."
The family also added that this is now the time that leaders including Mayor Greg Fischer and Attorney General Daniel Cameron do the right thing by charging criminal cases and firing the police officers involved in Taylor's death.
Information You might Miss About Taylor's Death
Breonna Taylor, 26 years old, was an emergency medical technician who was killed by Louisville Metro Police Department who entered her apartment while she slept through a "no-knock" warrant that permits the police officers entering the home without announcing their presence.
Police officers fired more than 20 rounds according to the neighbors and Taylor was shot eight times while Taylor's boyfriend had shot the police officers because he thought they were intruders.
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