Beyonce Seeks Justice For Breonna Taylor In Open Letter To Attorney General

Beyoncé is demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. On Sunday (June 14), the pop icon took to her website to unveil a letter sent to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in efforts to urge criminal charges against the three officers involved in Taylor's devastating murder.

As you know, Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) on March 13 when three plainclothes officers executed a no knock warrant and entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor, who was asleep with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, at the time, didn't know what was happening and believed they were intruders. Gunfire was exchanged between Walker and the officers, but it was Taylor's life that was taken when she was hit eight times.

"While 'Breonna's Law' passed in Louisville and federal legislation has been introduced that will also ban no-knock warrants, these small steps in the right direction are painful reminders that there still has been no justice for Breonna Taylor and her family," Bey wrote in the lengthy letter.

"Three months have passed -- and the LMPD's investigations have created more questions than answers. Their incident report states that Ms. Taylor suffered no injuries -- yet we know she was shot at least eight times," the singer continues. "The LMPD officers claim they announced themselves before forcing their way into Ms. Taylor's apartment -- but her boyfriend who was with her, as well as several neighbors, all say that this is untrue."

Bey goes to point out that the investigation was turned over to Cameron’s office, but LMPD. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison "must be held accountable for their actions."

"Three months have passed -- and Breonna Taylor's family still waits for justice. Ms. Taylor's family has not been able to take time to process and grieve. Instead, they have been working tirelessly to rally the support of friends, their community, and the country to obtain justice for Breonna," she argues. "Your office has both the power and the responsibility to bring justice to Breonna Taylor, and demonstrate the value of a black woman's life."

"Don't let this case fall into the pattern of no action after a terrible tragedy. With every death of a black person at the hands of the police, there are two real tragedies: the death itself, and the inaction and delays that follow it. This is your chance to end that pattern. Take swift and decisive action in charging the officers. The next months cannot look like the last three,” she concludes.

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