Judge declares mistrial in case of Brett Hankison, ex-officer involved in fatal Breonna Taylor raid
Black Lives Matter,Breonna Taylor,Politics
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A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the civil rights trial of a former Louisville police detective who was part of the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020. Brett Hankison was charged with violating the civil rights of the 26-year-old Black woman, her boyfriend and her neighbors when he opened fire through a window and a sliding glass door into her apartment during the raid. Hankison was charged with two counts of deprivation of rights for firing 10 rounds through...
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