Mistrial declared for ex-cop Brett Hankison in Breonna Taylor shooting
Black Lives Matter,Breonna Taylor,Crime,General News
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The federal trial for former Louisville, Ky. police officer Brett Hankison in connection to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor ended in a mistrial Thursday when the jury was deadlocked. Taylor was killed at her boyfriend’s apartment on March 13, 2020 when she was shot during a “no-knock” drug raid by police. After Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a single shot, hitting one of the officers in the leg, three officers shot back. Hankison fired 10 times but did not hit Taylor. Hankison, 47, was charged with using excessive force...
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