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Breonna Taylor
American woman killed by police (1993–2020)
Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor (June 5, 1993 – March 13, 2020) was an African-American woman who was shot and killed while unarmed in her Louisville, Kentucky, home by Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) police officers who entered under the auspices of a "no-knock" search warrant. Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a shot, hitting officer Jonathan Mattingly. Mattingly and two other LMPD officers—Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove—opened fire. It was determined that Cosgrove fired the fatal shot to Taylor and that none of Hankison's shots hit anyone. A grand jury chose not to indict Mattingly or Cosgrove, with prosecutors saying their use of force was justified. The grand jury did indict Hankison on felony wanton endangerment of Taylor's neighbors, for which he was later acquitted. After this, the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Hankison with violating Taylor's civil rights. He was found guilty in November 2024 and sentenced to 33 months (2+3⁄4 years) in prison. The DOJ also charged three...
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