The Louisville Metro Council unanimously passed a law banning “no-knock” warrants in the city on Thursday. The measure was named after Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old woman who was shot and killed in March after officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department that entered her home with one such warrant.

Under “Breonna’s Law,” law enforcement in Louisville will no longer be able force themselves into homes unannounced, as they allegedly did on the night Taylor was killed, according to the Washington Post. Cops will also be required to wear body cameras when serving warrants.

 

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The three cops, who shot Taylor at least eight times, were not wearing body cameras on the night she was killed, and they have yet to be arrested or even charged with her death.

Still, the passage of the law codifies the current suspension of “no-knock” warrants that Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer had initially announced in May. Mayor Fischer says he will immediately sign the Council’s measure into law and calls it a critical step to “create a more peaceful, just, compassionate, and equitable community.”

Source: Louisville Bans No-Knock Warrants With ‘Breonna’s Law,’ But Her Killers Still Haven’t Been Arrested

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