"They took a total of thirty-two shots, when the provided circumstances made it unsafe to take a single shot.
This is how the wrong person was shot and killed," Meyer wrote, according to the report.
"Ms. Taylor's safety should have been considered before he (Mattingly) returned fire," Meyer wrote.
While Walker was not injured in the shooting, Taylor was shot six times, including at least once by Mattingly, according to Meyer's report.
An FBI ballistics report found that Cosgrove fired the fatal shot, while Hankison, who was standing outside the apartment, fired 10 errant rounds through a sliding glass patio door that had the blinds drawn.
Kentucky State Attorney General Daniel Cameron determined that Cosgrove and Mattingly were justified in their use of deadly force because Walker fired the first shot.
But Walker and multiple neighbors in the area said they never heard officers knock or announce themselves. »