The courthouse’s home windows have been boarded up on Monday.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Companies subject workplace in Louisville will even be closed throughout that interval “resulting from a courtroom order.” Neither facility supplied further particulars for the closures.
Not one of the officers concerned in her demise have been arrested or charged. Two stay on the power, whereas a 3rd officer was fired and is interesting to get his job again.
Her demise has led to widespread protests as a part of the Black Lives Matter motion and requires justice for Taylor and different Black victims of police violence.
Cameron has not publicly commented on a timeline into his workplace’s investigation into Taylor’s demise. Nonetheless, the closures and different actions recommend an upcoming announcement.
Final Thursday, US Lawyer Russell Coleman requested the Division of Homeland Safety to offer safety for 4 federal buildings in downtown Louisville.
Jean Porter, director of communications for Mayor Greg Fischer, advised CNN the Federal Protecting Service or FPS, which is a department of DHS, was requested by the US Lawyer to come back to Louisville to guard the Snyder Courthouse, Mazzoli Constructing, US Lawyer’s Workplace and an ICE workplace which might be adjoining to one another. Porter mentioned Louisville Metro Authorities didn’t make the request.
Porter didn’t present any further particulars in regards to the request. The mayor’s workplace referred remark to Coleman, whose spokesman wouldn’t verify or deny any particulars on the order. DHS officers didn’t instantly reply to CNN’s request for remark.
Federal brokers have been used to guard federal courthouses in different cities, together with Portland and Chicago, following complaints from Trump’s administration that native officers weren’t doing sufficient to cease vandalism.
