City Officials Asked About Breonna Taylor Case, Walk Out On Council Meeting

Two top-authority Louisville officials walked out of a Metro Council meeting on Monday (Aug. 4) after declining to answer questions about the protesting conduct regarding Breonna Taylor’s death.

With the advice of their counsel, Metro Police Acting Chief Robert Schroeder and Public Safety Chief Amy Hess was told they could give evidence behind closed doors, but not in public while a federal civil rights lawsuit case against Mayor Greg Fischer, the Metro Government, Schroeder, and several LMPD officers is open.

When they left, council members slammed them about their refusal to give evidence and refused their legal argument for doing so.

“Let's face it. We have to call a spade a spade,” says Democrat member Jessica Green. “This is a pattern of behavior in terms of this administration and this police department seeking to hide information not only from the public but also from us as elected officials, and so I'm sick of it.”

The council members continued to subpoena Schroeder and Hess, which will oblige them to give evidence and likely trigger a court battle.

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