Events, rallies mark 1-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death
On March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her home by police officers who broke down her door to serve a search warrant.
One year later, her death and her name continue to drive calls for change to policing, systemic racism and a host of other issues in Louisville and cities nationwide. Events and rallies were scheduled over the weekend in major U.S. cities, including New York, Washington and Atlanta, in honor of the 26-year-old Black woman. President Joe Biden called Taylor’s death a “tragedy” and “a blow to her family, her community, and America” in a tweet posted Saturday afternoon. “As we continue to mourn her, we must press ahead to pass meaningful police reform in Congress,” he added in the tweet.
In Louisville, hundreds gathered Saturday afternoon in Jefferson Square Park for the Justice for Breonna Taylor rally and march. Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, and other family members led the rally.
They were joined by speakers, community organizers and family members of other Americans who died at the hands of police, including relatives of Sean Monterrosa, 22-year-old Latino American who was shot by a police officer in Vallejo, California, in June. Daughters of Danny Ray Thomas, a Black man who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Houston in 2018, also were there.
