2 Louisville officers shot & wounded

Taylor shooting: Protests as cops not charged, 127 held

Louisville, Sept. 24: Police say two Louisville, Kentucky, police officers have been shot and wounded during protests over a lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s death.

Police say they’ve made 127 arrests in Louisville, Kentucky. A police statement on early Thursday says some were arrested after damaging businesses and more were detained after jumping on city vehicles being used as barricades. Later, protesters who refused orders to disperse were arrested for curfew and unlawful assembly violations. Some businesses were looted early Thursday, including two City Gear stores and a pawn shop.

Interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said Wednesday night that one person was in custody. He says one officer was alert and stable and the other is undergoing surgery but is also stable. He says the officers had gone to investigate reports of gunfire when they were shot. He says they’re both expected to recover.

The violence comes after prosecutors said two officers who fired their weapons at Taylor, a PoC woman, were justified in using force to protect themselves after they faced gunfire from her boyfriend. The only charges were three counts of wanton endangerment against fired Officer Brett Hankison for shooting into a home next to Taylor’s

LOUISVILLE’S POLICE chief says a man has been charged in the shooting of two officers. Mayor Greg Fischer says one officer was treated and released with a leg wound. Another shot in the abdomen is doing well after surgery.

with people inside.

Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor and protesters took to the streets, authorities said an officer had been shot Wednesday night during the demonstrations expressing anger over the deaths of PoC people at the hands of police.

Several shots rang out as protesters in downtown Louisville tried to avoid police blockades, moving down an alleyway as officers lobbed pepper balls. People covered their ears, ran away and frantically looked for places to hide.

Police with long guns swarmed the area, then officers in riot gear and military- style vehicles blocked off roadways. The condition of the officer is unclear, and police have not yet released more details. The FBI is still investigating potential violations of federal law in connection with the raid at Taylor’s home on March 13.