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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 …

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. …

Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

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 …

Two Louisville police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired, city officials announced on Wednesday. “I commit to begin my work here with a focus on rebuilding community trust, trust that I believe was already eroding prior to Breonna Taylor’s killing,” Shields said. “We all felt that Chief Shields was the number one person,” David …

Louisville Police To Fire 2 Officers Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death The Louisville Metro Police Department says it plans to fire two more officers involved in the raid that led to Breonna Taylor's death. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Two more Louisville police officers will likely be fired in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor back in March. AMINA …

Breonna Taylor case: There were conflicting accounts about packages sent to Taylor’s address before fatal raid, documents say

Kentucky AG Defends Role In Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Process Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP Timothy D. Easley/AP Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Monday refuted accusations by Breonna Taylor's family that he improperly handled the case that led to the indictment of just one officer involved in the fatal March shooting. Cameron's office explained the circumstances …

LOADING ERROR LOADING Roughly 4 in 10 registered voters say the grand jury decision on the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by police in Kentucky was too lenient on the police, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds. In three HuffPost/YouGov surveys conducted in late May through June, support for the protests responding to Floyd’s death averaged 54% among registered voters, with …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The lone Kentucky detective facing charges related to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. “It’s just to make sure that people who are peacefully protesting, who are merely exercising their First Amendment rights, are clearly not engaging in rioting.” Scott was among demonstrators who converged in downtown Louisville to express their disagreement with …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A crowd marched in Louisville’s streets chanting “Breonna Taylor, say her name” on Sunday evening, the fifth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Earlier in the day, people were gathered at Jefferson Square Park, which has come to be called “Breonna’s park” by demonstrators, as …

If convicted, Brett Hankison could face up to five years in prison on each count in fatal shooting of Black woman. “The curfew served its purpose of helping ensure that most people were home safe by 9 p.m., because our past experience had shown that most violence and destruction occurs after dark,” the mayor’s statement said. But we believe the …

Two police officers were shot and wounded late on Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests of a grand jury ruling decried by civil rights activists as a miscarriage of justice in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in March. Following the grand jury announcement, protesters immediately took to the streets of Kentucky's largest city and marched for hours chanting, …

Breonna Taylor: Warrant in fatal encounter was linked to gentrification plan, family’s lawyers claim