Man linked to drug investigation that led police to Breonna Taylor's door is fatally shot
One of Louisville's latest homicide victims is a man connected to the Breonna Taylor case who was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in west Louisville.
Adrian O. Walker, 28, one of the main suspects in the narcotics investigation that led police to Taylor's door March 13, was found dead after noon in the 2300 block of Magazine Street.
Walker has not been identified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, but two sources with knowledge of the case confirmed his identity to The Courier Journal.
Walker's attorney, Keith Kamenish, also confirmed Thursday he had received information that Walker had been fatally shot.
Officers with Louisville's First Division found Walker's body after police received a call about a shooting shortly after 12:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Magazine Street.
Police have no suspects in his death.
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Walker and several co-defendants were facing criminal charges connected to alleged drug activity in the Elliott Avenue area — just a couple of blocks away from Thursday's fatal shooting.
Police obtained search warrants March 12 for the Elliott Avenue homes, as well as Taylor's apartment. Police believed Taylor ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, another suspect in the narcotics investigation, was storing cash and receiving packages at her home.
When officers broke in the door to serve the search warrant at Taylor's South End apartment shortly before 1 a.m. March 13, her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker (who isn't related to Adrian Walker), fired a shot that police said hit Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the thigh.
Three officers, including Mattingly, fired 32 shots in response, hitting Taylor six times and killing her. She wasn't armed.
Kenneth Walker said he didn't know police were at the door.
Adrian Walker entered a not guilty plea in late July to charges of engaging in a criminal syndicate, along with drug and gun charges, in connection with the narcotics investigation that included March 13 raids on Elliott Avenue.
He was one of the three people listed on the search warrant for Taylor's home. The search warrant, which has been called into question in recent months, identified Walker as an acquaintance of Glover.
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Dee Glover, whose brother is Jamarcus Glover, said he'd talked to Walker on Wednesday, then got a text message the next day saying Walker was dead.
He said Walker had talked about going back to school to get an associate's degree from Jefferson Community & Technical College.
"If I know my brother, Jamarcus is shocked and upset and extremely devastated," Dee Glover said. "And I use that word on purpose. Devastated.
"He was already still hurting from Breonna Taylor's death. We talk about it every single time on the phone. It's 'Breonna, Breonna, Breonna.'"
Jamarcus Glover previously told The Courier Journal she was not involved in any drug activity.
Police wrote in an investigative report from May they believed Glover and Walker were the "sources of narcotics" for the "trap house" at 2424 Elliott Ave.
Walker had been arrested after search warrants were executed in December at 2424 and 2426 Elliott Ave., along with 2605 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
Those arrests of Walker and Glover contributed to LMPD's Place-Based Investigations Squad investigating a drug cell on Elliott Avenue, detectives have said.
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USA TODAY reporter Phillip M. Bailey contributed to this report. Darcy Costello: 502-582-4834; dcostello@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @dctello.
One of Louisville's latest homicide victims is a man connected to the Breonna Taylor case who was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in west Louisville.
Adrian O. Walker, 28, one of the main suspects in the narcotics investigation that led police to Taylor's door March 13, was found dead after noon in the 2300 block of Magazine Street.
Walker has not been identified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, but two sources with knowledge of the case confirmed his identity to The Courier Journal.
Walker's attorney, Keith Kamenish, also confirmed Thursday he had received information that Walker had been fatally shot.
Officers with Louisville's First Division found Walker's body after police received a call about a shooting shortly after 12:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Magazine Street.
Police have no suspects in his death.
See alson:How to watch CJ/ABC News documentary about Breonna Taylor
Walker and several co-defendants were facing criminal charges connected to alleged drug activity in the Elliott Avenue area — just a couple of blocks away from Thursday's fatal shooting.
Police obtained search warrants March 12 for the Elliott Avenue homes, as well as Taylor's apartment. Police believed Taylor ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, another suspect in the narcotics investigation, was storing cash and receiving packages at her home.
When officers broke in the door to serve the search warrant at Taylor's South End apartment shortly before 1 a.m. March 13, her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker (who isn't related to Adrian Walker), fired a shot that police said hit Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the thigh.
Three officers, including Mattingly, fired 32 shots in response, hitting Taylor six times and killing her. She wasn't armed.
Kenneth Walker said he didn't know police were at the door.
Adrian Walker entered a not guilty plea in late July to charges of engaging in a criminal syndicate, along with drug and gun charges, in connection with the narcotics investigation that included March 13 raids on Elliott Avenue.
He was one of the three people listed on the search warrant for Taylor's home. The search warrant, which has been called into question in recent months, identified Walker as an acquaintance of Glover.
Earlier:Breonna Taylor had nothing to do with drug trade, ex-boyfriend says
Dee Glover, whose brother is Jamarcus Glover, said he'd talked to Walker on Wednesday, then got a text message the next day saying Walker was dead.
He said Walker had talked about going back to school to get an associate's degree from Jefferson Community & Technical College.
"If I know my brother, Jamarcus is shocked and upset and extremely devastated," Dee Glover said. "And I use that word on purpose. Devastated.
"He was already still hurting from Breonna Taylor's death. We talk about it every single time on the phone. It's 'Breonna, Breonna, Breonna.'"
Jamarcus Glover previously told The Courier Journal she was not involved in any drug activity.
Police wrote in an investigative report from May they believed Glover and Walker were the "sources of narcotics" for the "trap house" at 2424 Elliott Ave.
Walker had been arrested after search warrants were executed in December at 2424 and 2426 Elliott Ave., along with 2605 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard.
Those arrests of Walker and Glover contributed to LMPD's Place-Based Investigations Squad investigating a drug cell on Elliott Avenue, detectives have said.
From August:Report indicates cops found suspect before Taylor was shot
USA TODAY reporter Phillip M. Bailey contributed to this report. Darcy Costello: 502-582-4834; dcostello@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @dctello.
