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    Breonna Taylor (26) was shot and killed by police when they executed a "no-knock" search warrant on the wrong house

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    A black woman was asleep in her Louisville, Kentucky, home when three police officers forced their way inside, "blindly fired" and killed her, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman's family.

    Breonna Taylor, an EMT worker, died on March 13 after officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department executed a search warrant at the wrong home, the suit states.
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    https://www.wave3.com/2020/05/29/lmp...ville-protest/

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust and photojournalist James Dobson appeared to have been hit by pepper balls reportedly fired by an LMPD officer during a protest in downtown Louisville Friday night.



    It was previously reported that the officer was firing rubber bullets, but Jessie Halladay with the Louisville Metro Police Department said LMPD officers do not use rubber bullets, and it was likely that was Rust and Dobson were hit with pepper balls.

    In response to what happened to Rust and Dobson, WAVE 3 News General Manager Ken Selvaggi issued a statement saying, “We strongly condemn the actions of the LMPD officer who tonight repeatedly fired at and hit our reporter and cameraman, both of whom were courageously and lawfully covering breaking news in their community. There is simply no justification for the Louisville police to wantonly open fire, even with pepper balls, on any journalists under any circumstances.”

    During night two of several hundred protesters gathering downtown, crowds appear to be larger and police were continuing their efforts to clear the area into the early hours Saturday.

    A WAVE 3 News vehicle was found vandalized downtown as the crowd intensified.
    WAVE 3 News car vandalized in downtown Louisville during a protest for Breonna Taylor.
    WAVE 3 News car vandalized in downtown Louisville during a protest for Breonna Taylor. (Source: WAVE 3 News)

    Rust appeared to have been hit in the video above as she reported during a live segment on WAVE 3 News during the ongoing protest.

    Seven people were shot and two officers were hospitalized following the protests Thursday night, an effort to have action taken against three LMPD officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor in March. Taylor was shot during a no-knock warrant that was being served at her home.

    Friday morning, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced no-knock warrants would be suspended in the city.

    Read the full statement from WAVE 3 News management below on the events that transpired Thursday:


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    https://www.vox.com/2020/6/1/2127670...e-floyd-police

    A man was shot and killed in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday night after police officers and National Guard troops began firing into a crowd.

    Residents have taken to the streets of Louisville, like thousands of Americans around the country, to protest the killings of black people at the hands of police — specifically, George Floyd, who died after being pinned by the neck by a Minneapolis police officer, and Breonna Taylor, who was shot in her Louisville apartment in March by officers who were looking for someone else. At many protests across America, police have attacked protesters, beating them with batons, shooting them with rubber bullets, and driving cars into crowds.

    In downtown Louisville on Sunday night, police and the National Guard were sent to break up a crowd that had gathered in a parking lot, Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said in a statement, according to NBC.

    Officers “were shot at,” Conrad said, and they “returned fire.” Now, a man is dead.

    Officials have not yet confirmed his identity, or who fired the shot. But here is what we do know about the incident on Sunday that ended in his death.

    What we know
    Police and the National Guard were sent to a parking lot at 26th and Broadway in Louisville on Sunday at about 12:15 pm, according to NBC. Like many cities around the country in recent days, Louisville has imposed a curfew, which began at 9 pm.
    Police say they began shooting after being fired on by the crowd. “Officers and soldiers began to clear the lot and at some point were shot at,” Conrad said in his statement. “Both LMPD and national guard members returned fire.”
    A man was fatally shot.
    It is not clear whether the crowd in the parking lot was actually protesting at the time. One bystander told reporters they were not engaged in protest, and were merely out past the city’s curfew.
    Police say they are collecting video and investigating the killing.
    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered an independent investigation by state police. “Given the seriousness of the situation, I have authorized the Kentucky State Police to independently investigate the event,” he said in a statement Monday.
    What we don’t know
    The identity of the victim has not been released.
    According to NBC, Conrad did not specify who shot the man. However, the Louisville news station WLKY is reporting that he was shot by law enforcement.
    What we know about the protests and police violence in Louisville and around the country
    Louisville residents have been rising up in recent days against police violence around the country, and in their hometown. On March 13, Breonna Taylor, an EMT who was providing health care during the coronavirus pandemic, was shot and killed in her apartment at night by police looking for someone who didn’t live there.
    The FBI recently opened an investigation into Taylor’s killing. As public attention to Taylor’s death grew in May, Conrad, the police chief, announced his upcoming retirement. He is slated to retire in June.
    Seven people were shot at a protest in Louisville on Thursday night. However, the mayor said at the time that police were not responsible for the shooting.
    On Friday night, police shot two journalists at local station WAVE 3 News with pepper balls as they were reporting on the protests. “The two had been following police instructions, were standing behind the police line when they were fired upon, and were not disrupting or otherwise interfering with law enforcement,” WAVE 3 News general manager Ken Selvaggi said in a statement.
    Across the nation, police officers have repeatedly been captured on camera in recent days attacking protesters, beating them with batons, ramming them with cars, and even spraying mace at a child.

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    https://www.wlky.com/article/after-a...shear/32733737

    FRANKFORT, Ky. —

    Standing in the highest court in Kentucky, Breonna Taylor's mother called for justice for her daughter on Monday, but also pleaded with protesters to remain calm after an African American man was fatally shot while police tried to disperse a crowd.

    "We can't get justice with violence," said Tamika Taylor, appearing with Gov. Andy Beshear inside the Kentucky Supreme Court. "It doesn't make sense. It doesn't help."
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    Beshear called on Louisville Metro Police and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer to release video as quickly as possible of the fatal shooting of David McAtee.

    McAtee was killed around 12:15 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of Dino's Food Mart, located at 26th and Broadway. LMPD officers and Kentucky National Guard troops opened fire when they were breaking up a large group and someone fired a shot at them, said LMPD Chief Steve Conrad.

    Kentucky State Police troopers were not involved in the shooting, so Beshear is calling upon KSP to handle the investigation.

    "The group that is on the ground from the Kentucky State Police is the group that investigates shootings and other police units across the state," he said. "They are the independent group that does this."

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    https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/louisv...cfd65671a.html

    Update the Police Chief of Louisville has been fired for the handling of the Breonna Taylor protests and now the David McAtee Death

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer fired police chief Steve Conrad on Monday after learning that police officers did not record body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of David McAtee, a black man, in west Louisville in the early morning hours.

    "This type of institutional failure will not be tolerated," Fischer said.

    Conrad's firing comes only a month before he was set to retire after leading the department for eight years.

    McAtee was killed amid a gunfight involving LMPD officers and National Guard troops who were trying to disperse a crowd at Dino's Food Mart, a gas station-restaurant at 26th Street and West Broadway.

    The death of McAtee, who ran a bar-b-que stand near the area of last night's incident, has further inflamed community tensions about police brutality after four nights of consecutive protests over the March killing of Breonna Taylor.

    LMPD acting chief Robert Schroeder, who was promoted from his role as assistant chief on Monday, said during Fischer's news conference that police don't know who shot McAtee.

    "We do not know if it was related to a separate incident (or) if it was due to the shots fired by our officers and the national guardsmen soldiers who accompanied them," Schroeder said.

    Earlier on Monday, before his firing, Conrad implied that law enforcement was responsible for McAtee's death, saying, "Officers and soldiers ... were shot at. Both LMPD and National Guard members returned fire. We have one man dead at the scene."

    But later on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Fischer's office clarified: "What we know is that two LMPD officers and two Guardsmen fired their weapons. Determining who shot Mr. McAtee is part of the investigation."

    The two LMPD officers who fired shots have been placed on administrative leave, Schroeder said.

    "We are working diligently to determine what happened," he said. "The community has a lot of questions and we share those questions."

    The incident began about 12:15 am when police commanders sent the officers to the food mart to break up a big crowd and enforce Fischer's dusk-to-dawn curfew.

    Silent video from the city's "real-time crime center" cameras mounted on utility poles shows, which Schroeder played during the news conference, "clearly shows the officers reacting to gunfire,” he said.

    Schroeder also played audio from police radio transmissions, which reflected a frenetic scene.

    Asked whether any LMPD officers were wearing active body cameras, Schroeder declined to answer, saying, "That is part of the investigation."

    He promised "discipline" for the failure to comply with the department's body camera policy but did not elaborate.

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    https://www.wlky.com/article/shots-f...aths/32739865#

    Reports of Looting and shots fired at a Louisville area supermarket during the Breonna Taylor and David McAtee protests.

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
    Shots were fired in the area of 26th and Broadway early Tuesday morning, and the nearby Kroger was looted as unrest continues following the deaths of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee.

    In a video you can see in the player above, dozens of people were seen running out of the Kroger with carts full of items.


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    That store is boarded up now. Officials said no one was injured.

    A security guard told WLKY it took officers approximately 45 minutes to respond. He said it was his understanding police were waiting for backup to arrive.

    WLKY's Marvis Herring said residents helped clean up the Kroger parking lot.

    "This Kroger has been here since I was a little girl. A lot of people shop here, especially the elderly," one woman said. "This is one of the only Kroger stores in the area and most people won't have transportation to travel to other stores."

    Police have not yet said if any arrests were made in Tuesday morning's incident.

    Shortly before the looting, a fire broke out at Dino's Food Mart, which is across the street from Kroger. It's not clear what actually caused the fire at Dino's Food Mart but crews were able to quickly put it out.

    McAtee died Monday morning as LMPD and the National Guard were at Dino's Food Mart attempting to disperse a crowd, police said.

    Officials said the officers body cameras were not activated, which last week the mayor said is now mandatory for all officers. The FBI Louisville, Kentucky State Police and the U.S. Attorney’s Office will investigate McAtee's death.

    Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police in March while officers were conducting a raid at her apartment. Her mother spoke at a press conference on Monday, asking for justice to be served. Here's what she had to say.

    Breonna Taylor's mother after days of protests: 'We can't get justice with violence'
    The mayor has extended a dusk-to-dawn curfew. It's now in effect until June 8. Click here for what you need to know about the curfew.

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    https://www.whas11.com/article/news/...a-ef04188be14b


    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three people were arresting during the protests over Breonna Taylor's case in downtown Louisville, citations show.

    According to arrest citations, Stephanie Garvin and David Wheatley were arrested and charged with first degree riot and criminal mischief.

    The Louisville Metro Detention Center said Wheatley, 27, was seen breaking the window of a LMDC van. Cameras also caught him breaking a window on the side of the Metro Corrections building.

    Garvin, 28, was also seen busting out the window of the van and throwing things at the Metro Corrections building.

    Adair Henderson was arrested for disorderly conduct and failure to disperse.

    None of the people arrested were connected to the shooting during the protest. LMPD said two of the seven people shot required surgery, and one of the victims was in critical condition as of 10 a.m. Friday.

    Lt. Col. LaVita Chavous said the shots came from the crowd, and the department currently has no leads on the shooter. The homicide unit is investigating.

    The protest started peacefully at around 7 p.m., but became more aggressive when people destroyed nearby cars and windows. Chavous said police began to move in once they saw "significant property damage."

    Chavous also said officers deployed tear gas, pepper balls and smoke grenades after shots were fired.

    Taylor's sister released a statement that night, asking people to stop before people got hurt.

    "Thank you so much for saying Breona's name tonight," she said. "We are not going to stop until we get justice, but we should stop tonight before people get hurt. Please go home, be safe, and be ready to keep fighting. We appreciate it more than you know."

    Chavous said LMPD is preparing for more protests.

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    https://www.wcvb.com/article/hundred...ylor/32755521#

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
    It was a mostly calm sixth night of protest in Louisville.


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    Sister station WLKY captured footage of hundreds of cars lined up in honor of David McAtee and Breonna Taylor around 1 a.m. Wednesday.

    In the video, you can see cars making their way to the site where McAtee was shot and killed by police early Monday morning.

    McAtee was shot as police and National Guard members tried to disperse a large crowd, according to police, who said officers returned fire after being fired upon. The city has a dusk-to-dawn curfew after nights of protests.

    On Tuesday, Louisville Metro Police released security camera video related to the case.

    McAtee's mom, Odessa Riley, said the video raises more questions than it provides answers. She vows in the name of her son to get justice in his death as the Kentucky State Police and the FBI are conducting their own investigations.

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Black business owners in Louisville have been thinking about what their roles will be as the city moves into the future after days of unrest.

    From the heart of downtown, down West Broadway, and into the Highlands, protesters have marched through the streets.

    Black-owned business owners that spoke to WAVE 3 News on Wednesday said they’re proud of what is being done, but some were on edge when a smaller group of people began looting over the weekend.

    "The past couple nights there's been peace and that's what we need," Anthony Hunter, one of the owners of the Black Italian restaurant in the Highlands, said. "Lets keep the unity together and lets keep it going in the right direction. But, yeah, we were a little nervous, you know."

    Hunter and his wife Paula Hunter own the restaurant.

    “He grills all the meats,” she said. “I do all the pastas. Then, we blend the two flavors together. Authentic Italian with a touch of soul.”

    Nearby, people can see the open wounds of broken glass, bandaged by plywood.



    When thinking about the healing process the city will undertake, the couple said it’s important as business owners to be supportive of protesters and what they want to see done. They said they’re also helping other neighboring businesses clean up.

    At Kula Gallery on 4th Street, Jamie Lane is doing the same.

    Lane adde she’s organized a community coalition for businesses trying to clean up, and has printed black-owned business signs for those who think now is a critical time to express that.

    Lane added she’s organized a community coalition for businesses trying to clean up and has printed black-owned business signs for those who think now is a critical time to express that.

    "We're here," Lane said. "We work hard for this. Me and the artist have been working together since high school. So, I can definitely say we have worked hard for what we have today."

    The Hunter family said they’re happy to see people from all walks of life coming together and staying peaceful while hoping for progress.

    “It gives me goosebumps because we are two different races and we have a daughter that’s now another race,” Paula Hunter said. “So, when you see that unity, it just makes you realize there are good people in the world and it is going to get better.”

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    https://www.wave3.com/2020/06/14/bey...reonna-taylor/


    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Grammy winning singer and songwriter Beyonce has written an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron asking for justice for Breonna Taylor.

    The letter, posted on Beyonce’s website Sunday, asks Cameron to bring charges against the three Louisville Metro Police officers involved in the search warrant leading to the death of Breonna Taylor back in March.

    Taylor was shot and killed after three plainclothes officers executed the search warrant in her apartment on March 13. Kenneth Walker, Taylor’s boyfriend, said he believed the officers were intruders, leading to the exchange of gunfire between him and the three officers. Taylor was hit multiple times and later died.

    “Three months have passed - and zero arrests have been made, and no officers have been fired,” Beyonce said in the letter. “The LMPD’s investigation was turned over to your office, and yet all of the officers involved in the shooting remain employed by the LMPD. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison must be held accountable for their actions.”

    The letter continues asking for justice for Breonna’s family.

    “Ms. Taylor’s family has not been able to take time to process and grieve,” Beyonce said. “Instead, they have been working tirelessly to rally the support of friends, their community, and the country to obtain justice for Breonna.”

    Beyonce asks for Cameron to bring criminal charges agains Mattingly, Cosgrove and Hankison, to commit to transparency in the investigation and prosecution, and to investigate LMPD’s response to Taylor’s murder and practices leading to “repeated deaths of unarmed Black citizens”.

    “Don’t let this case fall into the pattern of no action after a terrible tragedy,” Beyonce said. “With every death of a Black person at the hands of the police, there are two real tragedies: the death itself, and the inaction and delays that follow it. This is your chance to end that pattern. Take swift and decisive action in charging the officers. The nex months cannot look like the last three.”

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    Update on the Breonna Taylor case


    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old Black woman was killed in her home.

    A termination letter sent to Officer Brett Hankison released by the city’s police department Tuesday said Hankinson violated procedures by showing “extreme indifference to the value of human life” when he “wantonly and blindly” shot 10 rounds of gunfire into Taylor’s apartment in March. The letter also said Hankison, who is white, violated the rule against using deadly force.

    Taylor was shot eight times by officers who burst into her Louisville home using a no-knock warrant during a March 13 narcotics investigation. The warrant to search her home was in connection with a suspect who did not live there, and no drugs were found inside.

    The no-knock search warrant that allows police to enter without first announcing their presence was recently banned by Louisville’s Metro Council.

    The letter said Hankison fired the rounds “without supporting facts” that the deadly force was directed at a person posing an immediate threat.

    “I find your conduct a shock to the conscience,” interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said in the letter. “Your actions have brought discredit upon yourself and the Department.”

    The announcement comes after Mayor Greg Fischer said last week that Schroeder had started termination proceedings for Hankison while two other officers remain on administrative reassignment as the shooting is investigated.

    Sam Aguiar, an attorney for Taylor’s family, previously said the move to fire Hankison was long overdue. “It’s about damn time,” he said, adding Hankison was an officer who “plagued our streets and made this city worse for over a dozen years.”

    “Let’s hope that this is a start to some good, strong criminal proceedings against Officer Hankison, because he definitely deserves to at least be charged,” Aguiar added.

    Protesters calling for justice in Taylor’s shooting have taken their calls to the streets amid the international protests over racism and police violence after the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes as he pleaded for air.

    This month, Beyonc? also joined the call for charges against officers involved in Taylor’s death. The singer sent a letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, saying the three Louisville police officers “must be held accountable for their actions.”

    “Your office has both the power and the responsibility to bring justice to Breonna Taylor, and demonstrate the value of a Black woman’s life,” said the letter released on the singer’s website.

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    MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ? On Friday afternoon, a Kentucky prosecutor decided to drop a felony charge against a young Minneapolis attorney and civil rights leader.

    Leslie Redmond is the president of the Minneapolis NAACP. She went to Kentucky to protest the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police in Louisville on March 13th.

    As she explained to WCCO, while in Kentucky, Redmond experienced something she never had before.

    ?I didn?t want to make the trip to Kentucky, I felt like I had to make the trip to Kentucky,? she said after she returned.

    A 26-year-old EMT, Breonna Taylor was in her Louisville bed when police shot her 8 times in an attempted drug sting.

    For Redmond, who is 28, this was personal.

    ?I thought about how my own Mom would feel if I were murdered in my own home,? she said.

    So she traveled south to join several dozen protestors on the lawn of the county attorney prosecuting the case to ask for tougher penalties.

    Then Leslie herself was penalized, arrested on a felony charge.

    ?I never even had a speeding ticket, never less a mugshot. So to have to throw away my clean record I?ve worked my whole life on. Yet it still feels like a small sacrifice because it wasn?t my life,? she said.

    She says she remembers and appreciates how Breonna?s mother came to Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd?s death. And says Breonna needs justice, too.

    ?It was vital to me as a Black woman that I stood in solidarity with Black women because I?m constantly standing up for Black men and I don?t think that our brutality is always well documented,? she said.

    The felony charge is dropped, but Leslie ? an attorney and MBA grad ? now has a record but says she?s in good company. ? If you look at it, a lot of saints, civil rights activists had to have mugshots, had to go to prison. Fighting for justice and what?s right don?t always feel good.?

    Leslie is due in court in Kentucky in October. She faces two misdemeanor charges.

    One of the officers in the Breonna Taylor case has been fired. It?s not clear what will happen to the others involved.

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    The Tampa Bay Rays on Twitter have called for the arrest of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a Black emergency technician who was killed by police in March. The team on Friday morning tweeted: "Today is Opening Day, which means it's a great day to arrest the killers of Breonna Taylor."


    The team followed up the tweet announcing a $100,000 donation to local groups. The contribution, which will run annually, is meant to "build power within communities that have been historically overlooked and purposefully disadvantaged because of systemic racism."


    The organizations include the NAACP's Hillsborough County Branch, the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc., and the Pinellas County Urban League, which provides economic empowerment and educational opportunities for residents.

    Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by police on March 25 during a drug raid as she slept in her Louisville home. Police did not find any narcotics during the search.



    None of the three officers involved have been charged. One of the officers, Sergeant Brett Hankison, was fired from the Louisville police department. The two others, Myles Cosgrove and Jonathan Mattingly, were placed on administrative leave.

    Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is investigating the case, but activists and supporters of Taylor believe the investigation isn't moving fast enough.

    Last month, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred mentioned Taylor while addressing the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of this year's draft. "For many reasons, these are unprecedented times in our county, and painful times," Manfred said. "We share in the sadness and outrage that has resulted in the national tragedies that include the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others."

    "Tonight, I join our 30 club baseball operations officials as they recognize, on behalf of our entire industry that systemic racism and inequality are devastating problems. That we can each do more to help. That baseball can do more as an institution. That Black Lives Matter and that we are united for change," he added.

    "This moment is a call to action to acknowledge the ills that exist, to show solidarity with the Black community in its efforts to end racism and injustice. We want to utilize the platform afforded by our game to be not only allies but active participants in social change."

    Pro-athletes, including NBA players such as LeBron James and Tobias Harris, have kept Taylor's name in the spotlight. The WNBA will allow players to wear Taylor's name on their jerseys, along with other victims killed in alleged acts of police brutality or racial violence.

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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.

    Police closed streets and set up barricades to keep the two groups apart as tensions remained on edge in Louisville, where protests have flared for months over the death of Taylor, a Black woman killed when police busted into her apartment in March.

    By the time Black activists dressed in black fatigues arrived in the heart of downtown Saturday afternoon, most of the white militia members had already left. Police in full riot geared looked on.

    Earlier in the day, three people were accidentally shot at a park where Black activists had gathered, police said. The victims, all of whom were members of the militia group, were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

    "This is a tragic situation that could have been much worse," Louisville Metro Police Chief Robert Schroeder said in a news release. "I encourage anyone choosing to exercise their Second Amendment rights to do so responsibly."

    The Black activists had converged on Louisville to demand justice for Taylor. Calls for a national reckoning over racism and police brutality intensified following the deaths of Taylor and George Floyd in Minneapolis.

    "This is something that has been happening around the country for years and years and years," said Brianna Wright, who joined in the demonstrations Saturday. "This is nothing new. The justice we get for her will influence justice around the entire country. And if we don't get justice ... it will also influence the entire country. Because they'll think, 'It's OK, we can get away with it.' But we need to show them that Black people are not going to stand for this anymore."

    The only confrontation among the competing groups appeared to occur earlier Saturday when white militia members and Black Lives Matter activists yelled at each other over the police barricades.

    Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office is heading an investigation into Taylor's death.

    Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was fatally shot when police officers burst into her Louisville apartment using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. The warrant to search her home was in connection with a suspect who did not live there and no drugs were found.

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Police have said three people have been transported to the hospital after being struck by gunfire at the NFAC demonstration at Baxter Square Park

    According to MetroSafe, calls came in for reports of a shooting around 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of 12th Street and Jefferson Street.

    LMPD interim chief Rob Schroeder released a statement saying three people had been hit by gunfire after a gun discharged during the NFAC demonstration.

    Police released video of the incident which can be seen below. (WARNING - May contain graphic imagery)

    Louisville Division of Fire and EMS arrived a short time later and transported the three victims to University Hospital with non-serious injuries.

    Police confirmed the three shot were members of the NFAC and that there are no suspects. The investigation remains ongoing.

    “This is a tragic situation that could have been much worse,” Schroeder said. “I encourage anyone choosing to exercise their Second Amendment rights to do so responsibly.”

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Police said in an update Saturday evening that 11 people were arrested in the day’s planned protests.

    Police said the five were arrested earlier in the day had been charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing a highway, and menacing. Six more arrests were made after 5 Saturday evening.

    Some of the protesters forced entry into one of the stadium gates of Lynn Family Stadium. Other protesters blocked the big four bridge with their vehicle.

    Three protesters were arrested and charged after throwing bottles at police. Those charges include Interfering with a Governmental Operation, Fleeing and Evading, Wanton Endangerment, and Obstructing a Roadway.

    It has been 58 days since the first night of protests in Louisville on May 28. Since then, the investigation into the shooting death of Breonna Taylor during a “no-knock” search warrant has garnered national attention.

    Saturday brought an armed protest group called the Not F***ing Around Coalition into the city of Louisville. John Fitzgerald Johnson, also known as The Real Grandmaster Jay, called for NFAC members across the country to march into Louisville demanding justice for Breonna Taylor.

    The group began at Baxter Square Park, where an early incident with a discharged gun left three NFAC members injured. Police said that the injuries for all three was non-serious and that there were no suspects.

    LMPD said that for the most part, they had seen peaceful protest.

    “This is your city, this is our city where we all have to live,” Deputy Chief LaVita Chavous said. “I’m asking, and am asking people to respect the legal process and the time that that takes. To choose peace and not violence. To continue to exercise your right to protest, but do it lawfully.”

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    First, Oprah Winfrey put Breonna Taylor on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine. Now the media mogul is spreading her message with billboards demanding justice for the Kentucky woman shot to death during a police raid.

    Twenty-six billboards displaying a portrait of Taylor are going up across Louisville, Kentucky, demanding that the police officers involved in her death be arrested and charged, according to social justice organization Until Freedom. That’s one billboard for every year of the Black woman’s life.

    The billboards, funded by the magazine, showcase the magazine cover dedicated to Taylor, the Courier Journal reported. Also displayed is a quote from Winfrey: “If you turn a blind eye to racism, you become an accomplice to it.”

    Until Freedom thanked the Oprah magazine for its work on the billboards.

    “Together, we will make sure no one forgets #BreonnaTaylor’s name and recommit to the fight for justice for her and her family,” the group said in a tweet.

    Taylor, an emergency medical tech studying to become a nurse, was shot multiple times March 13 when police officers burst into her Louisville apartment using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. The warrant to search her home was in connection with a suspect who did not live there and no drugs were found.

    Kenneth Walker, Taylor’s boyfriend, was originally charged with attempted murder after he fired a shot at one of the officers who came into the home. Walker has said he didn’t know who was entering the apartment and was firing a warning shot. The charge was later dropped.

    Global protests on behalf of Taylor, George Floyd in Minnesota and others have been part of a national reckoning over racism and police brutality. Tensions have swelled in Taylor’s hometown and beyond as activists, professional athletes and social media stars push for action while investigators plead for more patience.

    The decision whether to bring state-level criminal charges against the Louisville officers rests with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. He took the Taylor case after a local prosecutor recused himself from reviewing the matter. One of the officers has been terminated and two other officers are on administrative reassignment.

    Cameron, the first African American elected to the attorney general’s job in Kentucky, has declined to put a timetable on his decision since taking over the case in May.

    “We remain committed to an independent and thorough investigation into the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor,” Cameron said Friday on his official Twitter account.

    “The investigation remains ongoing, and we currently await additional testing and analysis from federal partners, including a ballistics test from the FBI crime lab,” the tweet said.

    The FBI field office in Louisville said Friday that a “significant amount of ballistic evidence” was collected when investigators returned to Taylor’s apartment in June.

    “This evidence is being tested and analyzed at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia,” the FBI’s Louisville office said in a statement. “Once the FBI Laboratory has completed its findings, FBI Louisville will promptly share our results with the attorney general’s office.”

    Christopher 2X, an anti-violence activist in Louisville, told reporters this week that he’s encouraged by the commitment that FBI officials locally and nationally have shown to the case. He commented after participating in a meeting at the FBI’s Louisville office.

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The city of Louisville is awaiting a grand jury’s decision whether to indict the Louisville Metro police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

    While the city waits, dozens of businesses downtown have been boarded up and closed, in anticipation of demonstrations after the decision is made public.




    On Fourth Street, it is no different as the sound of drills connecting plywood to brick has become commonplace, as one of the city’s most notable street sits in limbo.

    That feeling is one Don Davis knows well.

    “We’re hoping for an end to everything that’s been going on and we’re hoping that Louisville will become the peaceful place that all of us in Louisville love," Davis said.

    Davis and his wife own JJ Wig Shop. During the first weekend of demonstrations in May, the store was looted, costing Davis thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. Four months later, the store is closed and fortified, as Davis hopes to avoid damage this time around.

    “It’s been tough to make it through the first time, so I cannot imagine that a business like ours or anybody else who gets looted twice is going to be able to make it," Davis said.



    One block south, though the windows are boarded up, the doors of Safier Mediterranean Deli are still open. Owner Youness Elmesyah and his staff spent Tuesday feeding customers who were still left downtown.
    Barricades placed in downtown Louisville

    “There’s not many places here to be open," Elmesyah said. "A lot of people don’t have anywhere to eat, so we’re open for them as well.”

    Though his restaurant is still open, it doesn’t stop Elmesyah from being nervous about what’s to come. He told WAVE 3 News he slept outside his store in May to prevent it from being looted. This time around, he’s hoping for peace.
    >> FULL COVERAGE: Breonna Taylor case

    “[I’m feeling] mixed,” he said. "[I’m] worried, scared. I want to know what’s next going to happen. I mean, seeing our beautiful downtown getting destroyed, literally destroyed man, is just heartbreaking, very heartbreaking. We just want it to be a one-time thing, so hope it’s a one-time thing, and things go better.”

    Davis told WAVE 3 News he’s hoping for peace too, so he can get back into his wig shop and continue their nearly 50-year-old tradition.

    “We’ve been around for 45 years, so we’ve been a big part of that industry here in Louisville," Davis said. "So we hope to get through all of this at a point where we’re still in business where we can get back to where we were, taking care of our customers here in Louisville.”



    LMPD has made several changes to downtown Louisville in anticipation of the grand jury’s decision, including restricting access to downtown Louisville.

    4th Street Live! is also making changes. A spokesperson told WAVE 3 News Tuesday most businesses in the area are closed, and hours of operation in the days ahead will be determined by the individual businesses.

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. ?

    After months of waiting, a decision has finally been made in Breonna Taylor's death: No one will be charged in her killing.

    Of the three officers in question, one was indicted, but it was unrelated to her death.
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    The grand jury presented its findings Wednesday afternoon and Attorney General Daniel Cameron explained the decision immediately following.

    He said his job was to decide if those officers criminally violated the law. His office did not investigate claims of civil negligence by the officers, Taylor's boyfriend who fired a shot that night -- Kenneth Walker, the narcotics case against Jamarcus Glover or the obtainment of the search warrant on Taylor's home.

    Ultimately, of the officers who fired shots, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove were cleared of any wrongdoing and were found justified in shooting. Former officer Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment for shots that went into a neighboring apartment that night occupied by a male, pregnant female and child.

    The Shelby County Detention Center confirmed Hankison was booked there Wednesday afternoon and has already posted his $15,000 cash bond.

    Cameron reaffirmed that the lack of body camera footage made the case difficult, so his team had to use ballistic evidence, 911 calls, interviews and radio traffic.

    Read Cameron's full statement here

    Cameron said none of the three officers had known involvement in the investigation prior to the raid. They were called into duty as extra personnel, Cameron said. The only info they had was what was conveyed during the briefing prior to it.

    He says despite the approval of a no-knock warrant, officers did knock and announce, although Walker has said he never heard verbally police identify themselves before using a battering ram to enter the apartment. Cameron said just one civilian who lives at the complex corroborated the claim that they announced themselves.

    Cameron said evidence shows Mattingly, who Cameron said is the only one to enter the apartment, fired six shots, Cosgrove fired 16 and Hankison fired 10, for a total of 32 shots.

    Taylor was struck six times, Cameron said. He also said it is inconclusive whether any of Hankison's shots hit Taylor.

    He said only one of the six wounds appears to be fatal and a medical examiner said it would have killed her within a few seconds to up to two minutes. That shot came from Cosgrove, Cameron said.

    Based on this evidence, Cameron said neither Mattingly nor Cosgrove's actions fit any of the six types of homicides.

    He said he and the grand jury agreed that they were justified in shooting since Walker, admittedly, fired first.

    Cameron said there is no evidence that supports Mattingly was struck by anyone other than Walker.

    Walker has said he believed the plainclothes officers to be intruders. He was arrested immediately following the raid, but charges were eventually dropped with prejudice.

    More on Brett Hankison

    Hankison was fired from Louisville Metro Police Department in June. In his termination letter, it said he violated two standard operating procedures the night Taylor died: obedience to rules and regulations and use of deadly force.

    Then, interim Chief Rob Schroeder said, "Based upon my review, these are extreme violations to our policies. I find your conduct a shock to the conscience."

    Hankison is also under investigation by an FBI-led task force for sexual assault allegations.

    It's unclear if officers Mattingly and Cosgrove will face any punishment from LMPD. They are both being investigated still by the Professional Standards Unit.

    Mayor Greg Fischer said the FBI is still conducting its own investigation, which the Department of Justice will review to determine whether there was any violation of federal laws, including Civil Rights violations.


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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NewsNation Now) — At least two police officers were shot in Louisville, Kentucky, MetroSafe confirmed to NewsNation.

    Both were taken to the hospital. Their conditions are currently unknown.
    Watch Live: Protests break out in Louisville, more expected across the country after Breonna Taylor case announcement

    It’s not clear if it happened during the protests and no other details were immediately released.

    The Louisville Metro Police Department livestreamed part of their police response on Facebook.

    “Officer down” and “shots fired” can be heard in the video.

    Warning: the video below may be graphic for some viewers.

    Protests are currently going on in Louisville after all three police officers were cleared of charges in the death of Breonna Taylor. A curfew of 9 p.m. EST is being enforced.

    This story is developing. Refresh for updates.

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    Seattle police say an officer has been placed on leave and a use of force investigation is underway after video surfaced on social media allegedly showing a bicycle officer riding over the head of a fallen demonstrator during protests Wednesday night.

    In a statement, the department said it was aware of a video circulating that “apparently shows an SPD bike officer’s bike rolling over the head of an individual laying in the street.”

    Protests broke out across the nation Wednesday after a Kentucky grand jury considering the March killing of Breonna Taylor in her home voted not to indict any of the three officers involved with charges directly related to her death. One of the three officers was indicted on a charge related to endangering Taylor’s neighbors.

    1 officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death
    Police arrested 13 people in Seattle as authorities said people smashed windows and spray painted buildings as protesters marched through parts of the city. Police said multiple officers were injured and one was struck in the head with a baseball bat, cracking his helmet.

    Seattle has been one of many cities to experience weeks of widespread demonstrations this summer in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the related resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.

    In a news release detailing the officer’s suspension, the police department painted a chaotic picture of the protests Wednesday.

    “Individuals were responsible for attacking a business in the area, launching an incendiary device into the East Precinct nearly hitting officers, throwing rocks and bottles at officers, setting multiple fires, and violently striking an SPD officer in the head with a metal baseball bat,” SPD officers wrote, indicating that the department had made a dozen arrests.

    In the video, officers can be seen clearing a street in the city’s vibrant Capitol Hill neighborhood. Warning, some may find the video disturbing:

    Seattle police have not identified the officer involved and the Seattle Times reports that individual will be on paid leave during an investigation by an outside agency, the King County Sheriff’s Office.

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    Police in Oakland say objects were thrown at officers and road barricades were placed in front of them during a protest late Friday.

    The department says on Twitter that “minimal smoke” was deployed into the crowd of about 250 demonstrators.

    Multiple people were arrested and accused of assaulting officers, police said.

    Protests have erupted across the country over the decision to not directly charge police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, for killing Breonna Taylor.
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    At least one person was injured after two vehicles plowed through a crowd of demonstrators in Hollywood, where 300 protesters were demanding justice for Breonna Taylor.

    Sky5 was overhead as a Ford pickup truck drove by a large group of people walking down the 6500 block of Sunset Boulevard between Seward Street and Schrader Boulevard at 8:54 p.m.

    The driver can then be seen striking at least one person. Then crowds start hitting the vehicle and running after it.

    “Shortly after 9:00 pm a blue pick-up truck traveling on Sunset maneuvered through the crowd and become involved in an altercation,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a written statement. “As the driver attempted to get away from the situation, he struck a protestor standing in the street.”

    The vehicle continued driving, and a green convertible Mustang could be seen following it for some time until police caught up.

    At least one person was injured after a truck plowed through a crowd of demonstrators in Hollywood, protesting the killing of Breonna Taylor on Sept. 24, 2020. (KTLA)
    At least one person was injured after a truck plowed through a crowd of demonstrators in Hollywood, protesting the killing of Breonna Taylor on Sept. 24, 2020. (KTLA)
    The driver eventually pulled over about three minutes later, exiting the vehicle and surrendering to police. The man was taken into custody moments later.

    One person was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Nicholas Prange. The individual had minor injuries, police said.

    Around 9:30 p.m., a white Prius also drove through a crowd of demonstrators near Sunset and Cahuenga boulevards and then sped off.

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    Another black pick-up truck pulled up in front of the Prius, stopping it in its tracks.

    Someone got out of the truck and went up to the Prius’ window, reaching in and trying to get the driver to stop. The Prius managed to backup but hit another car behind it — which appeared to be the same Mustang that followed the first truck.

    The Prius managed to get away but the driver was detained several blocks away, police said.

    Both vehicles that pinned the Prius were participating in the protest, officials said.

    There were no injuries associated with the second incident, according to LAPD.

    Prange said LAFD paramedics were not called to any other incidents involving the protest Thursday night.

    “All of the drivers and victims involved in both altercations have been identified by Hollywood Officers and the investigation is continuing,” the department said.

    Demonstrators had gathered at Hollywood Forever Cemetery starting at 7 p.m. to decry Wednesday’s decision not to prosecute Kentucky police officers for killing Taylor.

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    About these people who think its ok to stand/sit/lay down in front of vehicles.......run them the fuck over!

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