Federal Jury Finds Ex-Officer Brett Hankison Guilty of Violating Breonna Taylors Rights

The former police detective who fired 10 shots through Breonna Taylor’s apartment in a fatal raid in Louisville, Ky., in 2020 was found guilty on Friday of violating her rights by using excessive force, according to The Associated Press.But the jury cleared the former officer, Brett Hankison, of violating the rights of Ms.Taylor’s neighbors.Mr.

Hankison, who is white, was the only officer to be charged for his actions during the raid, though none of the shots he fired hit Ms.Taylor.

Two other officers, also white, fired the shots that killed Ms.Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who worked as an emergency room technician.The shooting was among several police killings that set off a wave of protests across the country in 2020.It was not the first time that Mr.

Hankison faced a jury in the case.Last year, a judge declared a mistrial after jurors failed to come to a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges.This is a developing story.

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