Still, Cosgrove was terminated by the Louisville police for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to activate his body camera. Attorney General Merrick Garland said a federal grand jury declined to indict Cosgrove because he played no part in drafting the falsified search warrant that was the basis for the raid. But Cameron declined to charge Cosgrove, finding he was justified in using deadly force when police came under fire from Walker. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron later said investigators determined Cosgrove alone fired 16 shots, including the bullet that took Taylor's life. Walker, reacting to what he believed was a break-in, fired a single shot that struck one officer in the leg, prompting all three officers to return fire, authorities said. She and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed when police launched the nighttime raid as part of a narcotics investigation.
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