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

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020. 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 neighbors. Taylor was fatally shot by other officers. A separate jury deadlocked on similar charges last year, forcing a mistrial. It was the first conviction of a Louisville police officer involved in the deadly raid. The death of the 26-year-old Black woman sparked racial injustice protests nationwide.