U.S : 137 days have passed. BREONNA's killers STILL haven't been arrested !

This campaign is a collaboration between UltraViolet and BLM Louisville community activists working on the ground to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.

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Dear friend,

On March 13, Louisville police officers Brett Hankinson, Myles Cosgrove, and Jonathan Mattingly broke into Breonna Taylor's apartment using a no-knock warrant and shot her eight times. Then, as Breonna struggled for her life for 5-6 minutes, they did nothing to even try to provide medical assistance.

And yet, 137 days later, Breonna's murderers are still are walking free. In fact, two of them still work for the Louisville Police Department.

Kentucky's Attorney General is feeling enormous pressure to bring charges in this case, but he still hasn't done it. So this week, we're joining with BLM Louisville to launch TV ads demanding justice for Breonna. We will not let Breonna become yet another Black life that America treats like it didn't matter. Breonna's life mattered, and her killers must be brought to justice.

Will you donate $5 and help launch TV ads in Louisville demanding the firing and arrest of all the police involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor?

Breonna was a 26-year-old EMT, and at the time of her killing, she was working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. But after midnight on March 13, Louisville police in plain clothes used a battering ram and a no-knock search warrant to break into her apartment.

In response to the massive protests first in Louisville and then around the country, the Louisville City Council voted to end no-knock warrants to prevent what happened to Breonna from happening to others.

Our pressure is working, but it's not enough--because there remains no real accountability for the officers involved in the shooting.

In fact, while Breonna's killers haven't been arrested, more than 400 protestors have been, including 87 who were engaged in an entirely peaceful protest in front of the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the official responsible for deciding whether to bring charges against Breonna's killers.

Breonna's family has called for her killers to be brought to justice and arrested, and we've echoed their calls with full page ads in the Louisville Courier Journal and an airplane banner over the city. But this week, we're turning up the pressure even higher with TV ads demanding justice for Breonna.

Will you donate $5 to help turn up the heat further with hard-hitting ads on Louisville television?

Shaunna, KaeLyn, Kathy, Anathea, Melody, Pam, Lindsay, Sonja, Kimberly, Maria, Katie, and Elisa, the UltraViolet team.

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Sources :

1. Officer fired in shooting death of Breonna Taylor, Louisville police say, CNN, June 24, 2020.

2. Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death, The New York Times, June 19, 2020.