Jury Rules in Favor of Louisville Police Detective Who Fatally Shot Man

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A jury Monday rejected a claim by the estate of a 50-year-old black man who was handcuffed and fatally shot by a police detective.

The verdict followed a two-week trial stemming from the 2002 death of James Taylor. Taylor's estate sued Detective Michael O'Neil, who is white, contending Taylor was wrongfully killed.

"There was absolutely no justification that two able-bodied professionals should be unable to subdue a handcuffed man, hands cuffed behind his back, and then shoot him in the back two times in addition to all the shots that entered his body," Williams said.

O'Neil and his partner, Bryan Luckett, entered Taylor's apartment after hearing a woman cry for help, police said. Officers then handcuffed Taylor, who they said had been drinking alcohol and smoking crack. When Taylor lunged at the officers with a boxcutter knife, Luckett ran out of the room and O'Neil shot Taylor 11 times, police said.

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1. I remember when this happened, Don.....

Would never have envisioned this outcome from the evidence as it appeared to be. This verdict smells badly.
...O...

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2. Well, there's something you don't see every day

A white cop getting away with murdering a black man in handcuffs. Who would have thought it?