Breonna Taylor's BF Kenneth Walker III settles 'unlawful raid' lawsuit with Louisville for $2M

According to a press statement from Walker's legal team, the case that Breonna Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker III filed against the city of Louisville over "the unconstitutional police raid that led to Taylor's death" has been settled for $2M. Taylor, 26, was shot and murdered by Louisville Metro Police Department officers on March 13, 2020, early that morning while executing a search warrant as part of a drug investigation. Just before 1am, police entered her residence through the door. According to the police, they announced their presence before entering. Walker later stated that Taylor and he shouted to see if anyone was at the door but got no response. According to CNN, Walker believed the police were invaders and grabbed a rifle he was legally entitled to use before firing a shot as they kicked in the door. After reportedly shooting Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the leg, Walker was charged with attempted murder of a police officer and first-degree assault; however, prosecutors finally decided to withdraw the charges. After originally asserting a claim in state court in September 2020, Walker filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in March 2021. Both complaints named the Louisville Metro Government and a few particular officers as defendants for their roles in obtaining a "materially fraudulent" search warrant, as well as Taylor's fatal shot. According to the news release, the settlement puts a stop to both litigations. "While this tragedy will haunt Kenny for the rest of his life, he is pleased that this chapter of his life is completed. He will live with the effects of being put in harm's way due to a falsified warrant, to being a victim of a hailstorm of gunfire and to suffering the unimaginable and horrific death of Breonna Taylor," Walker's legal counsel, Steve Romines, stated in the press release, as per KSL. No mention is made in the statement regarding whether the defendants' admission of guilt was included in the agreement. Just six months after Taylor's passing, the city and her family reached a record-breaking $12M settlement in a wrongful death case. In the arrangement, there was no admission of guilt, according to the mayor at the time, Greg Fischer.