In the end, it doesn’t really matter what was done after the shooting. Taylor was deeply involved in Glover’s narcotics operation. Jail house recordings prove that without a doubt. Witnesses admit that the police did indeed knock and announce and that Walker fired first, striking Sgt. Mattingly who returned fire. Taylor was standing in the hallway next to Walker, she wasn’t in bed. Once again, when it comes to the feral element of society, facts mean nothing.
There are some good ‘law blogs’ on the subject. The police command screwed up pretty bad here, but the 2 cops who were shot at did not. That is why the family got a $12 million settlement.
“You might have caught him doing it, but if he said he didn’t do it, he didn’t do it!”
Said with great conviction by a criminal’s mama while she was on the stand in court. (I personally heard that jaw-dropping testimony).
The point too is if the police knock and identify themselves, don’t start blasting away at the door otherwise they will very likely shoot back.
So, this makes Taylor’s boyfriend, not the drug dealer boyfriend but the boyfriend living with her during the raid, responsible for Taylor’s death.
Jail house recordings actually prove nothing because experienced criminals know they are recorded.
Without actual evidence that corroborates Glover’s utterances about Taylor they don’t amount to a hill of beans. No drugs or money were found.
Taylor is dead because the state continues to use and serve no knock warrants late at night which pits the occupants self defense rights against the officer’s self defense rights. This seldom turns out well.