Ex-officer Brett Hankison violated Breonna Taylor's civil rights in deadly raid, jury finds

A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported.

A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported.

The jury also acquitted Brett Hankison of a second count that accused him of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbor.

Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by police in the March 13, 2020, raid, but not by Hankison and he was not charged with her death.

Hankison, 48, fired 10 shots into Taylor’s apartment but none of them struck anyone. Some of his shots also flew into a neighboring apartment.

Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, said she was at a loss for words and didn’t know what to think as the verdict was read.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brett-hankison-breonna-taylor-guilty-civil-rights-rcna178056

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