Trump Administration Asks for Ex-Officer Convicted In Breonna Taylor Shooting Be Given One-Day Prison Sentence
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Donald Trump ’s Justice Department is recommending that an ex-police officer who blindly shot into Breonna Taylor ’s home during a botched “no-knock” raid in 2020 serve no prison time ahead of his sentencing next week, according to a new filing obtained by PEOPLE. Taylor was shot and killed during the police raid on her home, as plain-clothed officers busted into her Louisville, Ky., apartment without warning while searching for her ex-boyfriend. Taylor’s then-boyfriend believed the plain-clothed officers were intruders and opened fire on them, leading to officers returning fire...
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