This is wrong and willfully misleading. It was absolutely a no-knock warrant (and an illegal one at that).
The cops just claimed they changed their mind at the scene. And yes, ONE neighbor said he heard police announce ONE time. 11 other neighbors heard no announcement at all.
If 11 of 12 neighbors in an apartment building didn’t hear an announcement, then the announcement clearly didn’t provide sufficient notice. Notice is the whole point of the knock & announce requirement.
Which means this was indistinguishable from a no-knock raid.
The question is, why would Walker, a registered gun owner who had nothing to hide, knowingly fire on police officers?
The answer is he didn’t. The cops know he didn’t. Cameron knows he didn’t. If they thought otherwise, they wouldn’t have dropped the attempted murder charges.
Walker and Taylor were talking about marriage. He didn’t have a death wish. The most logical explanation is that he didn’t know they were police. Which is exactly what he said. It’s why he called 911.
This scenario is also consistent with the Louisville Metro PD’s history of announcing simultaneously with the battering ram striking the door.
This was a reckless raid. And this effort to shift the blame onto Taylor and Walker is disgraceful.
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