Breonna Taylor

The family of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by Louisville police in a botched, no-knock raid on the wrong apartment, expressed discontent with the recent acquittal of the one cop charged in the case.

Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was acquitted by a jury of wanton endangerment for his role in a botched police raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

The only officer involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment to face charges testified in his own defense at his trial for wanton endangerment.

Former officer Brett Hankison fired 10 shots near a door during the raid at Breonna Taylor's residence and shot into the neighboring apartment where a family lived. 

Several high profile police killings of Black people, including George Floyd, have inspired national movements promoting racial equality.

Jamarcus Glover, the man police were targeting the night that they shot and killed Breonna Taylor, has entered a plea for a long list of drug charges.

Breonna Taylor, who was killed in a raid by Louisville police in 2020, has become a powerful symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement and the push for police reform.

Breonna Taylor's mother said she still feels “anger” about “the way this whole thing happened, anger that it was so avoidable, and anger that she lost her life for it.”

Kenneth Walker’s case hinged on whether or not police had announced themselves before entering Breonna Taylor’s apartment that morning.

“The last year has shown that we in law enforcement have a long way to go,” newly appointed Louisville Police Chief Erika Shields said.