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Tyler Perry donated a total of $100,000 to theGoFundMe pageto support Kenneth Walker.
Walker is the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman who was killed after officers executed a no-knock search warrant at her apartment. The shooting took place while police were executing a search warrant for an investigation into a suspected drug dealer, who police alleged had once retrieved a package at Taylor’s home. But the suspected drug dealer didn’t live at Taylor’s apartment — and had, in fact, just been arrested at a different location.
No drugs were found in Taylor’s apartment.
Breonna Taylor and Kenneth Walker.Breonna Taylor/ Instagram; Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE/Shutterstock
“Louisville was outraged. The nation was furious. Kenneth, who had been dealing with grief, pain, and anger for months, could hardly believe it. The injustice was and is staggering. And then, on top of all that, Jon Mattingly sued Kenny,” the GoFundMe page said in a separate statement. “Enough is enough. From the moment officers falsely obtained the warrant through lies and perjury until today, Kenny has been suffered one injustice after another.”
In September, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron asserted that Walker’s bullet struck an officer, and officers returned fire with 32 shots, six of which struck Taylor.
Walker was initially charged with attempted murder for allegedly hitting an officer in the thigh when he fired his gun. Those charges have since been dismissed, and Walker has since filed a civil suit against the department.
Mattingly, via the countersuit, is seeking a jury trial, damages and attorney/medical fees after being shot in the thigh on the night of the incident.
Meanwhile, Walker’s attorney, Steve Romines, previously told PEOPLE, “This is the latest in a cycle of police aggression, deflection of responsibility, and obstruction of the facts in what is an obvious coverup. The counterclaim just brings it full circle. If Kenny can be sued for defending himself, make no mistake, all lawful gun owners' rights are at risk. And that should scare everyone. We intend to defend Kenny —once again— from baseless charges intended to harm, intimidate, and cover up the events of March 13, 2020.”
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source: people.com
