Brett Hankison is faces the federal charges after a state jury acquitted him in connection with the deadly 2020 raid on Taylor's home.
Bianca Austin wears a sweater and necklace with a photo of her niece Breonna Taylor during an unveiling of a Breonna Taylor painting in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesHankison was the only officer to face state charges in the killing and was indicted last year along with three other officers by theHankison, 47, fired his service weapon into Taylor's apartment through a covered window and covered glass door in violation of her civil rights.
Hankison also deprived three of Taylor's neighbors of their constitutional rights by firing shots through a sliding glass door that was covered with blinds and a curtain, prosecutors allege. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said they knocked and announced their presence, but her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, and some neighbors said they didn't hear anything of the sort. Walker has said he thought the officers were intruders.
Officers used a police battering ram to break down her door even though she was not the main suspect and shot Taylor at least eight times after Walker fired his gun.after officers shot her and did not receive medical attention even though she showed signs of life, according to Walker and police dispatch logs.Former Louisville detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany also are facing federal civil rights and obstruction charges.
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