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Breonna taylor a 26 year old african american emergency medical technician was fatally shot by louisville metro police department lmpd officers jonathan mattingly brett hankison and myles cosgrove on march 13 2020.

Breonna taylor george floyd ahmaud arbery tony mcdade. We condemn the officers responsible and those people and institutions who would support them shield them from repercussions or turn a blind eye to their actions. And it is with even greater sadness that we acknowledge the longer list of individuals of which george floyd breonna taylor ahmaud arbery and tony mcdade are a part of. Three plainclothes lmpd officers wearing vests reading police entered her apartment in louisville kentucky executing a no knock search warrant. This piece was written by nfg s funders for justice program leadership.

Fund black lives black futures black organizing. Floyd s killing followed the killing of breonna taylor by police in her own home the shooting of sean reed in indiana the shooting of tony mcdade in florida and the extrajudicial killing of. The families of breonna taylor ahmaud arbery and george floyd are requesting a congressional hearing and a national task force that will establish new bipartisan legislation that will be based in. The black men and women killed by police in 2020 the police killing of black man george floyd in minneapolis minnesota on may 25 sparked outrage that.

Breonna taylor in louisville ky george floyd in minneapolis mn ahmaud arbery in glynn county ga tony mcdade in tallahassee fl dion johnso in phoenix az. As a black woman and the president and ceo of an organization led by black and brown women my heart is heavy. Following the tragic killing of ahmaud arbery by a vigilante and former police officer the impact of these murders reaches across the country and we must have accountability. We write today to express our grief and anger over the tragic recent deaths of george floyd ahmaud arbery breonna taylor and tony mcdade.

The shooting victims who have become symbols of george floyd protests breonna taylor and ahmaud arbery were both unarmed when they were shot dead. The deaths of breonna taylor george floyd tony mcdade and ahmaud arbery a list of names that is long and ever growing have catapulted the nation into yet another reckoning. Every person has the right to live and we join you and our allies in condemning the recent police killings of george floyd tony mcdade sean reed and breonna taylor. Black lives matter today and every day.

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