Louisville federal courthouse to close next week in anticipation of Breonna Taylor decision
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The downtown Louisville federal courthouse will be closed next week in anticipation of a potential decision in the investigation of Breonna Taylor's shooting death by Louisville police, The Courier Journal learned Friday.
Chief Judge Greg Stivers signed an order Friday morning closing the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House Sept. 21-25. A courthouse official confirmed to The Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, the building is being closed to the public in anticipation of an announcement.
That could mean Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron will make public next week whether Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, officer Myles Cosgrove and former officer Brett Hankison will be charged with homicide or other offenses in the death of Taylor, who was shot and killed during the execution of a search warrant.
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Taylor was killed in March while police were serving a no-knock warrant. Police said they fired after one shot was fired at them by Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who has said he didn't know police were at the door. Police say Walker's shot hit Mattingly in the left leg, severing an artery.
Elizabeth Kuhn, a spokesman for Cameron, did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation the announcement will be coming next week.
Mayor Greg Fischer and attorneys for Taylor's estate announced Tuesday that they have settled a wrongful death suit for $12 million and make a host of policing reforms.
Anticipating possible violence or vandalism, U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman has asked the Federal Protective Service to provide protection for four federal buildings downtown. The agency, which provides security for 8,800 federal facilities nationwide, is part of the Department for Homeland Security.
Stivers' order says the building is being closed at the request of the General Services Administration, which manages it.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Breonna Taylor: Louisville courthouse closes; decision imminent?
