Prosecutors Intend To Retry Ex-Louisville Officer Who Fired Shots In Breonna Taylor Raid

Federal prosecutors will attempt to retry a policeman involved in the Louisville no-knock raid of Breonna Taylor’s home in March 2020 that resulted in her death. The case of whether ex-officer Brett Hankinson used excessive force during the incident ended in a mistrial due to not reaching a unanimous decision by a jury in November. The 12-member jury, comprised mainly of white people, could not reach a unanimous verdict. However, the judge relayed that the deliberation room was intense, overhearing “elevated voices” that prompted security to enter. Despite calls from...