CLAIM THAT COP WAS HIT BY FRIENDLY FIRE SHOT DOWN

Louisville cop who was shot in the leg after entering Breonna Taylor's apartment WAS hit by her boyfriend, not 'friendly fire', ballistics report shows

 

By Karen Ruiz

 

Daily Mail

October 9, 2020 

The Louisville cop who was shot in the leg during a shootout at Breonna Taylor's apartment was struck by her boyfriend, not 'friendly fire', a newly released ballistics report confirms. 

Sergeant John Mattingly was wounded in the deadly late night raid on March 13 after he and two other officers breached the door of Taylor's home while serving a 'no-knock' search warrant.

Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker had mistaken the cops for intruders and fired a 'warning shot' at the door, striking Mattingly in the thigh and prompting officers to return fire.

The Louisville Metro Police Department this week released the findings of a Kentucky Police ballistics report that confirmed Mattingly was hit by Walker, not in the crossfire. 

The controversy surrounding the case had sparked theories that Mattingly could have inadvertently hit by his own colleagues after cops fired a total of 32 rounds, instead of Walker, who only fired once.

The report, however reveals Mattingly was hit by a 9mm round and only one 9mm casing was found at the scene that was fired from Walker's Glock handgun. 

The officers meanwhile, had been carrying .40-caliber guns.

Walker also admitted to firing the first round in police interviews.  

The findings are consistent with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's statements last month that there was 'no evidence to support that Sergeant Mattingly was hit by friendly fire from other officers.' 

'Mr Walker admitted that he fired one shot and was the first one to shoot. In addition to all the testimony, the ballistics report shows the round that struck sergeant Mattingly was fired from a .9-millimeter handgun. The LMPD officers fired .40-caliber handguns,' Cameron said following the grand jury ruling. 

Walker was charged with attempted murder of a police officer after the shootout but prosecutors later dropped the charge. 

The state's investigation found cops fired a total of 32 rounds during the raid, six of which hit Taylor.