The city of Louisville, Kentucky, will pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million and has agreed to adopt a number of police reforms to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. Taylor was killed in March in a botched police raid. nyti.ms/3klRc5e
As part of the settlement, Louisville agreed to changes in policing aimed at preventing future deaths, including more oversight by top commanders and mandatory safeguards that were common department practice but were not followed the night of the raid. nyti.ms/35KFDAB
Louisville had already passed “Breonna’s Law,” banning the use of “no knock” search warrants, which allow the police to burst into people’s homes without warning. nyti.ms/2Yxeuff
A New York Times documentary investigates the details around Breonna Taylor’s life and the drug raid that ended in her death. nyti.ms/2FvD7mM
A clearer picture of Breonna Taylor’s life and death emerged in interviews with dozens of officials and people who knew her, as well as a review of more than 1,500 pages of police records, including transcripts of recordings and surveillance photos. nyti.ms/3khByYz
Fury over the killing of Breonna Taylor has led to regular demonstrations against police brutality and calls for the officers involved to be held accountable. Here's what you need to know about the case: nyti.ms/3hzcQB9
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