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Mistrial declared in civil rights case against ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

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A mistrial has been declared in the case involving a former Louisville police officer accused of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights in the 2020 botched raid that led to her death. The mistrial was declared Thursday after the jury was deadlocked on both counts against Brett Hankison, who fired stray bullets in the deadly raid. He faced a maximum sentence of life in prison, federal prosecutors could decide to retry Hankison. He was accused of using excessive when fired 10 shots into Taylor’s window and a glass door after officers...

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