Ex-Officer Acquitted in Raid That Killed Breonna Taylor
A former Kentucky police officer was found not guilty Thursday on charges he endangered neighbors the night he fired into Breonna Taylor's apartment.
The gunfire erupted during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor's death.
Prosecutors alleged now-former officer Brett Hankison was careless when he shot, just missing next-door neighbors.
The jury delivered its verdict for about three hours after it took the case following closing arguments from prosecution and defense attorneys.
None of the officers involved in the March 13th, 2020, raid were charged with Taylor’s death and Hankison did not fire any of the bullets that killed her.
His acquittal likely closes the door on the possibility of state criminal charges against any of the officers involved in the raid though a federal investigation into whether the officers violated his civil rights is underway.