A timeline of events related to the death of Breonna Taylor
4 years, 3 months ago

A timeline of events related to the death of Breonna Taylor

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose killing by police in her home in Kentucky has encouraged a national reckoning on race: — March 13: Officers serving a narcotics warrant fatally shoot Breonna Taylor in her home in Louisville, Kentucky. — March 13, hours later: Police announce the arrest of Kenneth Walker in the wounding of an officer during an exchange of gunfire; Taylor is left unidentified at the news conference, described as “an unresponsive woman who was later pronounced dead.” — March, April: The shooting stays out of the headlines as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads in the U.S. — April 27, Taylor’s family files wrongful death lawsuit against police department and city, challenging the police narrative. — May 20: Chelsey Napper, Zayden Flournoy and Cody Etherton sue Officers Brett Hankison, Myles Cosgrove and Jonathan Mattingly, accusing them of disregarding human life by spraying gunfire into Napper’s apartment, next door to Taylor’s. — Sept. 23: A Kentucky grand jury, relying on Cameron’s presentation, indicted Hankison for shooting into neighboring apartments, but did not charge any officers for their role in Taylor’s death.

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Things to know about the agreement to reform the police force in Louisville
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4 weeks ago

Things to know about the agreement to reform the police force in Louisville

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky’s largest city reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on a consent decree that will guide efforts to reform Louisville’s police department, prompted by Breonna Taylor’s death in 2020. Breonna Taylor’s shooting by Louisville police and the department’s use of force on street protesters in 2020 attracted the attention of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil …

Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor’s shooting death by police
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4 weeks ago

Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor’s shooting death by police

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky: — March 13, 2020: Officers serving a narcotics warrant fatally shoot Taylor in her home. — March 13, hours later: Police announce the arrest of Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, …

Disgusting allegations made against Kentucky judge shot dead in his office by sheriff
1 month ago

Disgusting allegations made against Kentucky judge shot dead in his office by sheriff

Daily Mail  

A Kentucky judge shot dead by a sheriff in his office ran it 'like a brothel' and was seen having sex with a 'girl' there, according to a witness' statement to police. District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was allegedly seen with the unidentified female in the same chambers where he was shot and killed by Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' …

Kentucky officer reprimanded for firing non-lethal rounds in 2020 protests under investigation again
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kentucky officer reprimanded for firing non-lethal rounds in 2020 protests under investigation again

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky police officer reprimanded years later for firing chemical agents at a TV news crew during Louisville street protests in 2020 is under investigation for firing other non-lethal rounds on the same night. Louisville Police Officer Dustin Dean received a written reprimand last week for violating the department’s use of force policy for chemical agents. On …

Jury Convicts Former Kentucky Officer Of Using Excessive Force On Breonna Taylor During Deadly Raid
2 months, 1 week ago

Jury Convicts Former Kentucky Officer Of Using Excessive Force On Breonna Taylor During Deadly Raid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. …

Ex-Louisville policeman convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Louisville policeman convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

LA Times  

Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, hugs a friend in Louisville, Ky., on Friday after a former Kentucky police officer was convicted in federal court. A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after …

Former Louisville detective found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Louisville detective found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights

NPR  

Former Louisville detective found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights Former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison was found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 raid that killed Taylor. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Former Louisville police detective was found guilty Friday night of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor, 26-year-old Black woman, during a …

Ex-Police Officer Found Guilty of Civil Rights Abuse in Breonna Taylor Death
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2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Police Officer Found Guilty of Civil Rights Abuse in Breonna Taylor Death

Al Jazeera  

Former police officer Brett Hankison has been convicted of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor in a police raid in 2020. He used excessive force on Taylor, firing 10 shots into her apartment, but did not hit anyone. The jury found Hankison guilty on one count of civil rights abuse and faces life in prison.

Jury Clears Former Kentucky Officer of Using Excessive Force on Breonna Taylor's Neighbors
2 months, 1 week ago

Jury Clears Former Kentucky Officer of Using Excessive Force on Breonna Taylor's Neighbors

Associated Press  

A federal jury has cleared a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor's neighbors. The jury found Hankison not guilty on the charge of violating Taylor's civil rights by using excessive force during a botched drug raid. The jury also found Hankison not guilty on the charge of wanton endangerment, but they were unable to reach …

Ex-police detective is on trial again for violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights
2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-police detective is on trial again for violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights

NPR  

Ex-police detective is on trial again for violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights Former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison, accused of blindly firing shots into Breonna Taylor's apartment in 2020, is on trial again for violating her federal civil rights. MICHEL MARITN, HOST: Closing arguments are expected today in the second trial of former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison. RHODEN: Well, …

Former Officer Testifies of Deadly Breonna Taylor Raid, Blaming Shots on Himself
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Officer Testifies of Deadly Breonna Taylor Raid, Blaming Shots on Himself

Associated Press  

Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison testified in a federal jury trial that he felt the percussion of a gunshot fired at him before he opened fire, killing Breonna Taylor in her hallway. He claimed that he was taking action to protect officers by firing into Taylor's apartment after former Sgt. John Mattingly was hit in the leg. Hankison's testimony …

Officers In Breonna Taylor Case Indicted Again After Judge Dropped Charges, Blamed Boyfriend
3 months, 1 week ago

Officers In Breonna Taylor Case Indicted Again After Judge Dropped Charges, Blamed Boyfriend

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal prosecutors filed new indictments on Tuesday against two police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, who allegedly used false information to obtain the search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020. Kyle Meany and former detective Joshua Jaynes of the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department comes months after U.S. District Court Senior Judge Charles …

Judge Rules Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend Caused Her Death, Drops Some Charges
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Rules Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend Caused Her Death, Drops Some Charges

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson’s ruling declared that the actions of Taylor’s boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the …

Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson’s ruling declared that the actions of Taylor’s boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the …

Cop In Breonna Taylor Raid To Face Another Trial
1 year ago

Cop In Breonna Taylor Raid To Face Another Trial

Huff Post  

Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters gathered at Times Square and marched on the streets for Breonna Taylor in New York City on March 13, 2021. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images One of the former police officers involved in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020 is set to face a retrial, according to NBC News. …

Federal Judge Declares Mistrial In Ex-Cop's Trial Over Breonna Taylor Killing
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal Judge Declares Mistrial In Ex-Cop's Trial Over Breonna Taylor Killing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the high-profile deadly 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The judge made the decision on Thursday to declare the mistrial after a jury deadlocked on the civil rights charges against Brett Hankison, who is accused of …

Jury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer
1 year, 1 month ago

Jury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A jury began deliberations Monday afternoon at the federal trial of a former Louisville police officer accused of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights by opening fire on her apartment the night she was killed in a botched raid. A federal prosecutor said in closing arguments Monday that Hankison “sent bullets flying” into Taylor’s apartment and an adjoining …

Former Louisville officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid says he was defending fellow officers
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Louisville officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid says he was defending fellow officers

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The ex-Louisville police officer on trial for firing into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed testified Thursday he had to react quickly after a fellow officer was shot in the leg during the drug raid. Brett Hankison said he saw a muzzle flash come from inside Taylor’s hallway after officers knocked down the door in …

Breonna Taylor’s neighbor testified son was nearly shot by officer’s stray bullets during 2020 raid
1 year, 2 months ago

Breonna Taylor’s neighbor testified son was nearly shot by officer’s stray bullets during 2020 raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Breonna Taylor’s neighbor recalled her horror as police bullets flew into her apartment near her sleeping son as a federal trial for the former Louisville officer who fired those shots began Thursday. Brett Hankison fired 10 shots during the botched raid in March 2020 that left Taylor dead, though it was another officer who fatally shot the …

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week for violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. Hankison is one of four officers who were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice last year with violating Taylor’s civil rights. …

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in fatal raid goes on trial again
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in fatal raid goes on trial again

LA Times  

Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in 2022. A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week for violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. Hankison …

Former officer who shot Breonna Taylor points gun at suspect during arrest in new job
1 year, 2 months ago

Former officer who shot Breonna Taylor points gun at suspect during arrest in new job

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer fired for his role in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor collided with a suspect’s truck and pointed his gun at the man during an arrest in a rural Kentucky town where he now works as a sheriff’s deputy. Carroll County Deputy Myles Cosgrove rammed the suspect’s truck before pointing a gun …

Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
1 year, 3 months ago

Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd

Associated Press  

TACOMA, Wash. — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. This is the story of Manuel Ellis, who died, hogtied and handcuffed by three Tacoma officers, nearly three months before Floyd’s death would spark an international outcry against police brutality. Still, the trial of the officers charged in Ellis’ case is another example of video footage of a …

Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky
1 year, 7 months ago

Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Breonna Taylor’s mother endorsed a grassroots campaign Monday aimed at defeating Republican Daniel Cameron’s bid for Kentucky governor, reviving anger over a criminal investigation he led that yielded no charges against any officers for the fatal shooting of the Black woman during a police raid. Cameron has defended the investigation, saying he “followed the law without fear …

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
1 year, 8 months ago

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

Associated Press  

CARROLLTON, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement - a controversial hiring that drew protesters to a rural Kentucky county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the employment of Myles Cosgrove, who was fired from the Louisville Metro …

Former officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has new job as sheriff’s deputy
1 year, 8 months ago

Former officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has new job as sheriff’s deputy

LA Times  

Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police who raided her apartment in Louisville, Ky., in March 2020. A former Louisville, Ky., police officer who fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement, a controversial hiring that drew protesters to a rural county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed …

After Breonna Taylor death, feds find police discrimination
1 year, 10 months ago

After Breonna Taylor death, feds find police discrimination

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. A Justice Department report found the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department “engage in a pattern or practice of conduct …

Louisville Police Department ‘Unlawfully Discriminates Against Black People’: DOJ
1 year, 10 months ago

Louisville Police Department ‘Unlawfully Discriminates Against Black People’: DOJ

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A new report by the Department of Justice determined that the Kentucky police department responsible for the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor “unlawfully discriminates against Black people,” among other findings. The report, released Wednesday, found that the Louisville Police Department uses excessive force, uses invalid warrants to conduct searches, unlawfully stops people and “violates the rights of …

After Breonna Taylor’s killing, feds find pattern of discrimination by Louisville police
1 year, 10 months ago

After Breonna Taylor’s killing, feds find pattern of discrimination by Louisville police

LA Times  

A mural shows a portrait of Breonna Taylor in Annapolis, Md., in 2020, the year she was killed by Louisville police who broke into her home. The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community after an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. …

Ex-officer’s trial date postponed in Breonna Taylor case
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-officer’s trial date postponed in Breonna Taylor case

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The large volume of evidence collected in the Breonna Taylor case prompted a judge on Wednesday to push back the trial date for a former Kentucky police officer who fired blindly into Taylor’s apartment during the deadly no-knock raid on her apartment in 2020. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings moved the trial back about two months …

Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty
2 years, 2 months ago

Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty to using excessive force. Steve Romines, a lawyer for McAtee’s family, said they are “glad that there has been an acknowledgment of the gross misconduct of the …

Former Louisville cop pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case
2 years, 4 months ago

Former Louisville cop pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police detective who helped falsify the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. Federal investigators said Kelly Goodlett added a false line to the warrant and later conspired with another detective to create a cover story when Taylor’s March 13, 2020, …

Former Louisville officer pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor’s killing
2 years, 4 months ago

Former Louisville officer pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor’s killing

LA Times  

Breonna Taylor was shot to death in 2020 by Louisville, Ky., officers who knocked down her door while executing a drug search warrant. A former Louisville detective who helped write the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. Federal investigators said Kelly Goodlett added a false line …

Former US police officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up
2 years, 4 months ago

Former US police officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up

Al Jazeera  

Kelly Goodlett becomes first officer held criminally responsible for 2020 Louisville police raid that killed Taylor. A former police officer in Louisville, Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in relation to the killing of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman whose shooting death during a police raid prompted mass protests for racial justice across the United States. …

Reports: Ex-officer to plead guilty in Breonna Taylor case
2 years, 4 months ago

Reports: Ex-officer to plead guilty in Breonna Taylor case

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Louisville police Detective Kelly Goodlett intends to plead guilty to a civil rights charge stemming from the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose death in a botched police drug raid helped spark racial justice protests in 2020. Goodlett will plead guilty to one count of conspiring to violate Taylor’s civil rights for helping …

Breonna Taylor supporters relieved by charges against police
2 years, 5 months ago

Breonna Taylor supporters relieved by charges against police

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville activists put in long hours on phones and in the streets, working tirelessly to call for arrests in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor — but it was mostly two years filled with frustration. This week they saw their fortunes suddenly change, when U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced federal charges against four officers involved …

Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 5 months ago

Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The federal government filed civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the nation in 2020. Cameron said in a release Thursday evening that his office’s primary task was to …

US charges four police officers in killing of Breonna Taylor
2 years, 5 months ago

US charges four police officers in killing of Breonna Taylor

Al Jazeera  

Charges were brought against officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kelly Goodlett, along with Sergeant Kyle Meany. Three of the officers, Kyle Meany, Joshua Jaynes and Kelly Goodlett were charged with knowingly using false information to obtain the search warrant that authorised the search of Taylor’s home that led to the botched raid that killed her, US Attorney General Merrick …

4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor
2 years, 5 months ago

4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor

NPR  

4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Four current and former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers were charged Thursday with federal crimes connected to the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor. Charging documents state that three of the officers, Jaynes, Meany and Goodlett, lied in …

Breonna Taylor’s family, supporters sustain push for justice
2 years, 9 months ago

Breonna Taylor’s family, supporters sustain push for justice

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A square in downtown Louisville was engulfed with blue and silver balloons Sunday afternoon, as Breonna Taylor’s family, joined by demonstrators and organizers, gathered to honor the two-year anniversary of the Black woman’s passing in a botched police raid. The memorial took place a couple weeks after one of the Kentucky police officers involved in the raid, …

Breonna Taylor’s family, protesters upset over acquittal
2 years, 10 months ago

Breonna Taylor’s family, protesters upset over acquittal

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The acquittal of an ex-Louisville police officer tied to the botched drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death is stirring the frustrations of her family and protesters who marched for months in her name. Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, and other family members sat in on Brett Hankison’s trial for several days in the hopes that the …

Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky police officer was found not guilty Thursday on charges he endangered neighbors the night he fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor’s death. None of the officers involved in the March 13, 2020, raid were charged with Taylor’s death, and Hankison did not fire any of the …

Ex-officer found not guilty of endangering neighbors in Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-officer found not guilty of endangering neighbors in Breonna Taylor raid

LA Times  

A Kentucky jury Thursday cleared a former police officer of charges that he endangered neighbors when he fired shots into an apartment during the 2020 drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death. Hankison’s attorneys never contested the ballistics evidence, but said he fired 10 bullets because he thought his fellow officers were “being executed.” Hankison had been charged with …

US: Former officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

US: Former officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid

Al Jazeera  

Jury finds Brett Hankison not guilty of endangering neighbours when he fired through sliding-glass doors of apartment. But in closing arguments on Thursday, prosecutors cast doubt on what Hankison said he saw, challenging whether he could have looked through Taylor’s front door when police broke it open with a battering ram. She said while other officers were in the line …

Fired cop says he did nothing wrong in Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Fired cop says he did nothing wrong in Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison testified in his own defense Wednesday about his actions during the police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead, saying the gunfire began with a muzzle flash that illuminated a shadowy silhouette, and he thought it was someone firing an automatic rifle at his fellow officers. “I thought I could put rounds through …

Breonna Taylor killing: Ex-cop says he did nothing wrong in raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Breonna Taylor killing: Ex-cop says he did nothing wrong in raid

Al Jazeera  

Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison has defended his actions during the botched drug raid that killed Taylor in 2020. Hankison said that as a police battering ram broke open Taylor’s door, the blast of a gun lit up the apartment’s hallway and his fellow officer fell wounded in the doorway. “The percussion from that muzzle flash I could feel,” Hankison …

Breonna Taylor neighbor: police raid “so scary and crazy”
2 years, 10 months ago

Breonna Taylor neighbor: police raid “so scary and crazy”

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Breonna Taylor’s next-door neighbor said she was jolted from sleep by the sound of a battering ram as gunfire ripped into her apartment the night of the raid that left Taylor dead. Hankison was fired by police officials months after the early morning narcotics raid of March 13, 2020, for firing “blindly” into Taylor’s apartment. Matt Gelhausen …

Jurors in ex-officer’s trial visit site of Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Jurors in ex-officer’s trial visit site of Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jurors hearing the case against the only person criminally charged in the raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor stepped off a gold-colored sheriff’s bus Friday and walked silently through the apartment complex where the Louisville woman died almost two years ago. Hankison was not charged in Taylor’s shooting death, but some bullets he fired …

3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing
2 years, 10 months ago

3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, as a federal jury rejected their arguments that inexperience, improper training or the distraction of shouting bystanders excused them from failing to prevent Floyd’s killing. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted of depriving Floyd of his right to …

Ex-officer in Breonna Taylor raid said he saw AR-15 fire
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-officer in Breonna Taylor raid said he saw AR-15 fire

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brett Hankison said he believed the Louisville officers who raided Breonna Taylor’s apartment were taking fire from an AR-15 rifle, which he said prompted him to fire 10 shots into her apartment. Hankison said as much to investigators about two weeks after his fellow officers fatally shot Taylor during a nighttime raid of the Black woman’s apartment. …

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