Kentucky AG will share Breonna Taylor grand jury recording after juror calls for release
Source: Washington Post
The Kentucky attorney general will release a recording of the grand jury proceedings that led to no charges for the death of Breonna Taylor, a spokeswoman said Monday night.
The attorney general will share the information Wednesday on a judge’s order, despite concerns the release could compromise an ongoing investigation and cause other repercussions, spokeswoman Elizabeth Kuhn said. Lawyers for Taylor’s family and a slew of leaders, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), have urged Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) to make the secretive grand jury process public, as questions mount over last week’s charging decision.
Neither of the two Louisville police officers who shot Taylor in her home during a nighttime raid this March were indicted, while a former officer was charged with recklessly endangering neighbors. The outcome fueled protests and calls for transparency in a case that has sowed public distrust and become a rallying cry in protests over police killings of Black Americans.
The attorney general’s announcement came hours after an unidentified member of the grand jury asked a court to release details on their proceedings so that “the truth may prevail,” suggesting the Kentucky attorney general has used jurors “as a shield to deflect accountability and responsibility.”
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