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A police officer in The Killing of a black woman in the U.S. state of Kentucky will be fired, city officials announced.

Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot and killed as They slept when officers entered her apartment in Louisville on 13 March during a drug investigation.

mayor Greg Fischer , said Brett Hankison, one of the three officers involved, loses his badge.

Ms Taylor's name became the rallying cry of the global anti-racism protests.

The Other officers were placed on leave amid an investigation.

mayor Fischer do not offer more details regarding the decision to fire Mr. Hankison, citing a local law.

"Unfortunately, due to a provision in the law, the change I'd really like to see both the boss and I, are excluded from the discussions about what led us to this moment, or the timing of this decision," He Said .

In a letter to Mr. Hankison, Louisville police interim chief Robert Schroeder his behavior was "a shock to the conscience," wrote that "the demands of their termination".

Mr. Hankison is accused of "blind" firing 10 rounds into Ms Taylor ' s apartment, displaying "an extreme indifference to the value of human life".

"I'm shocked and stunned you used Deadly Force , which is added in this way," Mr Schröder.

"The result of your activity seriously, The Department obstructed the goal of the citizens of our city with The Most professional law enforcement Agency possible. I can not tolerate this kind of behavior from any member of the Louisville Metro Police Department . "

you will be happy to see The Other officers stopped as well.

"We look forward followed also on these officials will be prosecuted, for their roles in her untimely death. "

What Happened to Breonna Taylor?

Mr. Hankison, together with officials, the John Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove entered Ms Taylor ' s apartment through the execution of a no-knock search Warrant - a judge approved a Warrant that allows the police to a house entered without permission.

the police said knocked before entering with a Battering Ram the house, but this account was disputed by Ms Taylor's family and neighbors.

Once inside, the officers exchanged fire, with Ms Taylor's partner, who thought that the drug RAID was a Home Invasion . The officers said They Returned fire after an officer was shot.

During The Exchange , Ms Taylor, a paramedic, was shot eight times.

A lawsuit from Ms Taylor's family, the officers of the battery, Wrongful Death , Excessive Force and gross negligence on the part of throws.

found No drugs in the property. The lawsuit also says that the officers do not suspect were in search of you or your partner, but also for innocent bystanders that do not live in The Complex .

last week, the Louisville city Council unanimously approved a ban of no-knock warrants. Similar laws that would prohibit the was guaranteed to be introduced nationwide in the Us Congress .

On Sunday, against the three officers involved.

Ms Taylor's kill the light has been driven into the ramp, again with the death of the unarmed African-American man, George Floyd, died in the custody of the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the last month.

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Source of news: bbc.com