<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor’s apartment is writing a book.</p>
<p>Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and another officer fired shots that hit Taylor during the March 13, 2020, narcotics raid. Mattingly was shot in the leg by Taylor’s boyfriend. Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency medical worker, died at the scene, but no drugs were found in the apartment.</p>
<p>Mattingly’s book will be published by Tennessee-based Post Hill Press, The Courier Journal <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2021/04/15/louisville-cop-jonathan-mattingly-writing-book-about-breonna-taylor-case/7227804002/">reported</a>. The company website said it publishes “current events, Christian and conservative political books," among other topics.</p>
<p>News of Mattingly’s book drew online criticism Thursday, including from Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott, a Democrat, who wrote on Twitter that “People love to profit off of Black pain and tragedy. It sells.”</p>
<p>Post Hill Press books are distributed by Simon & Schuster. Other authors include Dan Bongino and embattled Congressman Matt Gaetz.</p>
<p>Mattingly’s book will be titled “The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy.” </p>
<p>Mattingly, 48, was shot in the leg by Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who said he fired a single shot after fearing an intruder was breaking into the apartment. </p>
<p>Mattingly was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/breonna-taylor-shootings-police-louisville-us-news-f4d7d7ea4be87434319e01d027881a2e">recently reprimanded</a> by Louisville’s police chief for a September email that was critical of department leadership and protesters. He remains on the department. Two other officers who fired their guns during the raid have been dismissed.</p>
