An online fundraising crusade established through the family circle of an officer involved in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death aims to give the guy an early retirement.
Detective Myles Cosgrove’s family circle, who was one of two officials on the scene when Taylor was shot for the execution of a court order last year, began the crusade this weekend at the Christian fundraising site Give Send Go.
The fund, according to a member of the family circle, is intended to “help ensure the protection of Myles and his immediate circle of relatives in the future. “
“It has recently become transparent that Myles will be able to safely return to his network service position at the Louisville Metro Police Department,” the message reads. “We hope to raise enough budget to help you purchase the remainder of your service time, or ‘airtime,’ so that you can retire from the LMPD and continue to focus on protecting your circle of family members, a circle of family members that has been continuously threatened in recent months.
The crusade has a total of $75,000 and has already raised more than $11,000 in donations.
Those who donated left positive feedback and wishes for Cosgrove and his family.
“Myles, thank you for risking your life every day and luck with your long-term projects,” said one user who donated $50.
But not everyone supported the effort. A user seems to have donated $5 just to leave a comment condemning the campaign.
“It’s funny. Christians give cash to those who have damaged one of the Ten Commandments,” the user said. “LMAO!” You won’t kill “Array . . . Well, unless you’re an American cop, then Jesus thinks he’s [sic] okay. . . smfh. “
To date, more donations have been made in general.
The description of the crusade also indicates that Cosgrove and his circle of relatives have faced “a perpetual and nightmare reality” since the shooting.
“They have won countless threats,” says the fundraiser. “Myles’s reputation has been absolutely dismantled and the mental trauma is something that he will have to deal with for the rest of his life. “
Fundraising comes just days after Cosgrove, who, according to the FBI, fired the shot that eventually killed Taylor, learned that he would not face charges for Taylor’s death.
Taylor struck six times after her boyfriend, who said he believed his space had been stolen, confronted the officers.
Only one officer, former Detective Brett Hankison, has been accused of unreasonably endangering. Hankison is not accused of shooting Taylor, but for shooting in an empty apartment near Taylor.