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

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Breonna Taylor Case: Former Kentucky Officer Brett Hankison Convicted Of Using Excessive Force

Former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison has been convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor when she died during a botched drug raid in 2020. A jury of six men and six women reached the verdict around 9:30 p.m. on Friday after deliberating for more than 20 hours over three days, the Associated Press reported. Hankison, one of the four officers who faced charges for Taylor’s death, becomes the first convicted officer who was invol…

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A good four years ago, US police stormed the house of the black woman Breonna Taylor and killed her. Now one of those involved has been found guilty - but not for the fatal shooting.

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Ex-Louisville Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Abuse in Breonna Taylor Case

A former Louisville police officer was convicted on Friday of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights during the 2020 raid at her apartment that resulted in her death. The jury found that former officer Brett Hankison used excessive force against Taylor when he fired 10 shots during the botched raid at Taylor’s apartment, though none of his shots struck anyone. Hankison faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for the conviction. The verdict w…

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Officer convicted of ‘excessive force’ in death of Breonna Taylor—he fired shots but hit no one

The conviction for excessive force on Taylor was delivered late on Friday evening by the 12-member jury, despite the shots not causing physical harm to anyone.

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In Kentucky, there is now the conviction of a cop who participated in the raid that ended with the black woman's dəd. He risks a sentence p¨ up to life.

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More than four years after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, a former police officer was convicted. He will be sentenced in March 2025.