Black American woman who was tragically killed through gunfire when Louisville police officers entered her apartment, believing her residence to be involved in a drug-dealing operation. No drugs were found in her home and her tragic, wrongful death led to a series of protests in Downtown Louisville and across the globe.
She moved from Michigan to Louisville as a teenager and went on to attend Western High School in Louisville.
She worked as an emergency medical technician.
She was living with her boyfriend Kenneth Walker at the time of her death.
About two months after her tragic death, another black individual, George Floyd, was also wrongfully killed by a police officer.