(CNN) A Kentucky judge on Monday dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker III, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by police when a "no-knock" search warrant was executed on her home in Louisville on March 13, 2020. Walker "is relieved that, after the worst year of his life, prosecutors have finally acknowledged that he did nothing wrong and acted in self-defense," said a statement from his attorney after a judge dismissed charges against him. Walker was accused of shooting a Louisville police officer during the flawed forced-entry raid. Walker, thinking officers were intruders, fired one shot as they broke down the door. In a statement to CNN, Walker's attorney, Steven Romines, said there are "deep-seeded failures within the Louisville Metro Police Department" adding that the police department has not apologized to Walker.

Source: CNN March 09, 2021 03:33 UTC