Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is speaking now about the #BreonnaTaylor case, calling it a tragedy: “This was a gut-wrenching and emotional case ... My job as special prosecutor was to put emotions aside and investigate the facts...”
Cameron continues: "The success of our legal system is predicated upon the principle that the accused is innocent until proven guilty, despite passions, opinions and desire for every detail to be known ... the rule of law must apply.
Justice must be done.”
Cameron says Mattingly and Cosgrove “were justified in their use of force” after having been fired upon by Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend.
Cameron says the use of force by Mattingly and Cosgrove was justified in order to protect themselves, and Kentucky law “bars us from pursuing criminal charges in #BreonnaTaylor's death."
Cameron: “There will be celebrities, influencers and activists who have never lived in KY try to tell us how to feel, suggesting they understand the facts of this case and that they know our community better than we do. But they don't." #BreonnaTaylor
“In a world that is trying to divide us, I choose the side of justice. I choose the side of truth.” Daniel Cameron is now taking questions.
Cameron, asked about the Black community not getting full justice: “I understand as a Black man, how painful this is ... My heart breaks for the loss of Ms. Taylor."
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