*Former Louisville cop Myles Cosgrove who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has been hired as Sheriff’s Deputy in rural Kentucky.
Cosgrove joined the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, located about 50 miles from the city where Taylor was by members of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department in March 2020, Insider reports. Cosgrove was one of two officers who shot Taylor inside her apartment during an illegal botched raid. Investigators said Cosgrove fired 16 rounds into the apartment.
He was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in January 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid.
Cosgrove was not charged and was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing in Taylor’s death. As Insider reports, Taylor’s family reached a $12 million settlement with the city in September 2020.
Former LMPD officer Myles Cosgrove — 1 of the 3 officers who fired a total of 32 rounds into #BreonnaTaylor’s apartment & killed the 26-yo during the deadly raid — has been HIRED as a deputy in Carroll County, KY. He is reportedly already on active duty. https://t.co/dRWLB7OhzE
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 23, 2023
The attorney for the Taylor family issued a statement Monday saying he was “disgusted” that the killer cop found new employment with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
“I was disappointed and disgusted to hear that an agency hired him. We had one of the best ballistics experts in the country review Cosgrove’s actions at length,” said Sam Aguiar. “He concluded without a doubt that Cosgrove shot Breonna continuously while she was unarmed, going to the ground, and on the ground,” the lawyer said.
Per Insider, in a statement, Breonna’s mother, Tamika Palmer, said, “When are these cops going to stop protecting bad cops? The people in that county have now got a killer with a badge they’ve got to deal with.”
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