The Killing of Breonna Taylor, Part 2

Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 9:55 a.m.

This episode contains strong language.\xa0\n\n\u201cSo there\u2019s just shooting, like we\u2019re both on the ground,\u201d Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor\u2019s boyfriend, said of the raid on her home. \u201cI don\u2019t know where these shots are coming from, and I\u2019m scared.\u201d\n\nMuch of what happened on the night the police killed Ms. Taylor is unclear.\n\nAs part of an investigation for The New York Times, our correspondent Rukmini Callimachi and the filmmaker Yoruba Richen spoke to neighbors and trawled through legal documents, police records and call logs to understand what happened that night and why.\n\nIn the second and final part of the series, Rukmini talks about her findings.\xa0\n\nGuest: Rukmini Callimachi, a correspondent for The New York Times.\xa0\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0Run-ins with the law by Jamarcus Glover, Ms. Taylor\u2019s ex-boyfriend, entangled her even as she tried to move on. An investigation involving interviews, documents and jailhouse recordings helps explain what happened the night she was killed and how she landed in the middle of a deadly drug raid.