Breonna Taylor: 1 officer indicted for firing into neighboring apartments

After the decision, protesters gathered in downtown Louisville chanting “No justice, no peace!” and began marching through the streets. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced a 72-hour curfew effective from 9 p.m. Wednesday. Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, interim Chief Robert Schroeder, said Kentucky National Guard members would be in the city.

Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by officers who entered her home using a warrant connected to a suspect, a former boyfriend, who did not live there.

Cameron said he couldn’t discuss the specifics of the case as it makes its way through the legal system. But he did say the other two officers on the scene were “justified in their use of force” because Kenneth Walker, Taylor’s boyfriend, fired first. Cameron also said evidence showed the officers knocked before entering and announced they were police officers before the shooting.

“The warrant was not served as a no-knock warrant,” Cameron said.

Addressing the disappointment at the lack of criminal charges, Cameron said the facts and evidence, in this case, were “different” from other recent incidents involving fatal police shootings.

“If we simply act on emotion or outrage, there is no justice,” Cameron said. “Mob justice is not justice. Justice sought by violence is not justice. It just becomes revenge.”

Taylor’s death led to widespread protests across the country, including in Philadelphia, where officials said police would increase their presence Wednesday night in Center City and commercial districts throughout the city. Drivers should expect some delays around City Hall.