Federal Trial Begins For Ex-Officer Accused in Breonna Taylor’s Death

Former Louisville Metro Police Department detective Brett Hankison has already been acquitted of state charges involving the death of Breonna Taylor, but his federal trial starts Monday.

Hankison is charged with violating the civil rights of Taylor and others during a 2020 apartment raid that left her fatally shot.

He is also accused of unconstitutional, excessive force after prosecutors say he blindly fired shots into Taylor’s and a neighboring apartment.

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