DOJ Opens Probe Into Death Of Breonna Taylor

The Associated Press reports:

The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday. It’s the second such sweeping probe into a law enforcement agency by the Biden administration in a week.

The investigation announced Monday is into the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government and the Louisville Metro Police Department. It is known as a “pattern or practice” — examining whether there is a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing — and will be a more sweeping review of the entire police department.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland last week announced a probe into the tactics of the police in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd. https://t.co/B7bwjEJOl5

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