Mistrial Declared in Federal Civil Rights Trial of Officer Charged in Breonna Taylor's Death

Louisville, Kentucky United States of America
A mistrial was declared in the federal civil rights trial of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer charged in the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor.
Hankison was the only officer of the three who fired their weapons to face criminal charges.
The Department of Justice is reportedly considering all available options following the mistrial.

A mistrial has been declared in the federal civil rights trial of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor. The jury, which was predominantly white, was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges of civil rights violations for allegedly using excessive force. The charges stem from a botched raid in March 2020, during which Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment. Some of these shots flew into a neighboring apartment, violating the rights of Taylor, her boyfriend, and her neighbors.

Hankison, who was acquitted by a state court last year in a separate trial, was the only officer of the three who fired their weapons to face criminal charges. The Department of Justice is reportedly considering all available options following the mistrial. The incident, which resulted in the fatal shooting of Taylor, an emergency room technician, sparked worldwide protests and a reckoning with police violence and racial inequality.


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    • Hankison, who was acquitted by a state court last year in a separate trial, was the only officer of the three who fired their weapons to face criminal charges.
    • The Department of Justice is considering all available options.
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  • Unique Points
    • The charges stem from a botched raid in which Taylor, an emergency room technician, was fatally shot.
    • The incident sparked worldwide protests and a reckoning with police violence and racial inequality.
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  • Unique Points
    • Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment, some of which flew into a neighboring apartment.
    • Hankison was acquitted by a Kentucky jury last year on wanton endangerment charges.
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  • Unique Points
    • He fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment during a flawed drug warrant search in March 2020.
    • The jury, which was mostly white, struggled to reach a verdict over several days.
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    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
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    None Found At Time Of Publication
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    None Found At Time Of Publication
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    None Found At Time Of Publication
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    None Found At Time Of Publication