Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky. on March 2, 2022.Photo by Timothy D. Easley/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

The death of the 26-year-old Black woman, along with the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked racial injustice protests nationwide

by · National Post

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 the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbours.

It was the first conviction of a Louisville police officer who was involved in the deadly raid.

Ex-police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcementThe former Louisville Metro Police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement.The Associated Press, 24 Apr 2023