Beyonce Demands Justice For Breonna Taylor

Beyonce Honors Breonna Taylor On Her 27th Birthday, Demands Justice For Her

Breonna Taylor is supposed to be 27 years old today, but she was shot and killed couple of months ago, when police broke into her apartment as she slept, to serve a search warrant. And her death is part of the reason we’re out there protesting.

Authorities claim that someone was packing drugs in her home, despite the fact that the suspect they were looking for had already been arrested earlier that day.

Lots of celebrities have sent out tributes to Taylor on what happens to be her 27th birthday. Beyonce also shared a viral animation wishing Breonna a happy birthday, she captioned the photo, “Justice for Breonna. Click the link in my bio to take action.”

 

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Justice for Breonna. Click the link in my bio to take action.

A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jun 5, 2020 at 5:53pm PDT

Her bio redirects to a petition demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. As of now, no charges have been laid against the officers but the family did file a wrongful death lawsuit.

Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was there, and says the police did not announce themselves, and they used a battering ram to knock down the door. In response, Walker fired one shot– he had a license to carry– yet he was arrested and charged with attempted murder of a police officer and first degree assault.

The police retaliated with over 20 shots fired. Breonna’s family has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit, but the police officers involved have still not been charged– they remain on administrative leave, while the FBI has opened an investigation.