Council won’t appoint new prosecutor in Breonna Taylor case
A council of Kentucky prosecutors says it does not have the legal authority to appoint another special prosecutor in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Kentucky AG seeks to delay release of Breonna Taylor grand jury files
The workings of a Kentucky grand jury that brought no charges against police in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor are set to be opened, upending a long tradition of keeping those proceedings secret.
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National outrage after decision not to charge officers for Breonna Taylor’s death
Officials in Louisville, Kentucky, are appealing for calm after public outrage over the decision not to charge police with Breonna Taylor’s death. Two officers were shot and wounded amid new protests in the city overnight. But grief and anguish about…
Competing protesters converge on Breonna Taylor’s hometown
Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during peaceful demonstrations Saturday in her Kentucky hometown that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group.
The outcry has reverberated for weeks online and at demonstrations nationwide: Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor.
Some Louisville police officers have staged their own protest. They walked out on the mayor to express their frustration amid demonstrations in the Kentucky city over police interactions with African Americans.
Police said they were responding to gunfire from a crowd that had gathered there.
A police officer was seen on camera firing what appeared to be pepper balls at a news crew during a live television broadcast of the second night of Louisville protests, prompting an apology from the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Attention on Taylor’s death has intensified after her family sued the Louisville Metro Police Department earlier this month.
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