Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in...

Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

Former officer's shots were 'like a drive-by shooting' during Breonna Taylor raid, prosecutors say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors told a jury Wednesday that a former Louisville police detective's actions were like “a drive-by shooting” when he fired 10 bullets into the side of Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was shot to death by police. That former...

Ex-officer says he believed police were under fire during deadly Breonna Taylor raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison testified Monday to a federal jury that he felt the percussion from a gunshot fired at officers before they opened fire, killing Breonna Taylor in her hallway. Hankison was testifying at his retrial on civil...

Officer who broke down Breonna Taylor's door recalls sound of gunfire in trial's fourth day

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville police officer who used a battering ram to smash through Breonna Taylor's front door testified in federal court Thursday that the gunshots that went off shortly after were the “loudest I've ever heard.” Police gunfire killed Taylor, a Black...

Prosecutors: Ex-officer's gunshots put people in danger the night of deadly Breonna Taylor raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 10 shots Brett Hankison fired into Breonna Taylor 's apartment the night she was killed in a police raid put Taylor, her neighbors and even one of Hankison’s fellow Louisville police officers in danger, federal prosecutors argued Monday. Lawyers made...

Ex-Louisville officer who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid readies for 3rd trial

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer accused of acting recklessly when he fired shots into Breonna Taylor’s windows the night of the deadly 2020 police raid is going on trial for a third time. Federal prosecutors will try again to convict Brett Hankison of...

Federal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment Tuesday against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her. The Justice Department's superseding indictment comes weeks...

Louisville interim police chief will lead department in permanent role

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville interim Police Chief Paul Humphrey, a two-decade veteran of the department, was named permanent chief on Monday. Humphrey took over as interim chief in June when former Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was suspended for her handling of a sexual...

Judge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor's door before they fatally shot her. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson's ruling declared that the...