Breonna Taylor case: Lawyer says Kenneth Walker didn't shoot police
After police used a battering ram to enter Taylor's apartment while serving a search warrant, Walker fired what he said was a "warning" shot. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly was struck in the femoral artery in his thigh.
Mattingly, along with detective Myles Cosgrove and now-fired detective Brett Hankison, returned fire, killing Taylor.
However, Romines (Walker's attorney) said he doesn't believe Walker shot Mattingly.
Based on crime scene photographs and other evidence, Romines said LMPD likely fired 40 to 45 bullets into Taylor's apartment during two different "flurries" or waves of shootings.
"The radio transmission and the 911 calls reflect that a minute and eight seconds transpires with no shots before they start shooting into the apartment again," Romines said.
"During that time, Hankison yells 'reload,'" Romines said, adding that the initial 911 call comes from a neighbor while gunfire is going off.
More than a minute elapses before anyone says 'officer shot,' he said.
"We know police are firing wildly from various angles," Romines said. "The timeline and evidence at the scene is more indicative of (police) actually shooting Mattingly than it is Kenny Walker."
Photographs of Walker's round that was recovered didn't show any indication that it touched blood, Romines said.