Louisville Mayor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead of Breonna Taylor Announcement

Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer, here at a press conference this month, says he has no insight about when the state attorney general will make an announcement in the Breonna Taylor case but says the city must be prepared.

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Greg Fischer, the mayor of Louisville, Ky., said Tuesday he has declared a state of emergency for the city “due to the potential for civil unrest.”

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is poised to announce whether his office will bring charges against the police officers who fatally shot 26-year-old Breonna Taylor during a botched narcotics raid at her home on March 13.

The mayor reiterated he has no insight about when Cameron’s decision will be announced, but he said the city must be prepared.