Published 2 years ago

DOJ files civil rights charges against four Louisville officers over Breonna Taylor killing

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Four current and former Louisville Metro Police Department officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home were arrested on Thursday and charged with civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction offenses, Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a press conference Thursday. Joshua Jaynes, Kelly Goodlett and Kyle Meany were charged with submitting a false affidavit to search Taylor's home, and then worked together to create a "false cover story in an attempt to escape responsibility for their roles in preparing the warrant affidavit that contained false information.

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Times of India

Four US cops charged over Breonna Taylor death

US News: WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department announced on Thursday that it was charging four police officers over the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman .

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Breonna Taylor: US police charged over shooting death

The hospital worker was shot multiple times as officers stormed her home in a "no-knock" raid in 2020.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Breonna Taylor death: four Louisville police officers charged

Civil rights charges brought against current and former officers for role in fatal shooting of Black woman in Kentucky in March 2020

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

The U.S. government filed civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the nation in 2020.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Four officers charged with civil rights violations in killing of Breonna Taylor

Current and former officers lied to authorities and falsified documents that led to her death, according to Justice Department

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

U.S. charges four Kentucky police officers in Breonna Taylor killing

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged four current and former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers for their roles in the botched 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was in her home, in a case that sparked nationwide protests.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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