Federal Jury Finds Ex-Officer Brett Hankison Guilty of Violating Breonna Taylor’s Rights
Posted on 11/02/2024
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.
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.
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.
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