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Ex-Louisville Detective Brett Hankison Convicted in Retrial of Violating Breonna Taylor's Civil Rights

Nov 2, 2024, 02:17 AM

In the retrial of the federal case, a federal jury has convicted former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights during the botched 2020 police raid that resulted in her death. This marks the first conviction of a Louisville police officer directly involved in the fatal raid. Hankison was found guilty of using excessive force when he fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment through a glass door and windows during the raid. He was cleared of charges related to her neighbors.