Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd.In the two years since Taylor was shot and killed, the city of Louisville has seen several policing changes.
At the national level, Taylor’s name and story continue to be a rallying cry for racial justice,especially this month after the acquittal of the only officer to be charged in connection with the raid that caused her death.Here is a look at what’s happened and what’s changed in the two years since Taylor’s death: Taylor, a Black 26-year-old Louisville emergency medical worker, was fatally shot in her apartment during a raid by plainclothes narcotics detectives on March 13, 2020.
Taylor was shot by two Louisville police officers after they broke down her front door and returned fire when her boyfriend fired a handgun.
Her boyfriend fired his gun once, saying later that he feared an intruder was entering the apartment. One officer was struck, and he and two other officers fired 32 shots into the apartment, striking Taylor five times.