Nationwide Protests For Breonna Taylor Continue For A Second Night

Topline

Protesters across the U.S. took to the streets in cities including Louisville, New York and Los Angeles for a second night following the Kentucky attorney general’s announcement on Wednesday that none of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor would be indicted for her death.

Key Facts

Key Background

Protests erupted in Louisville and nationwide on Wednesday following Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron’s announcement that only one of three officers involved in Taylor’s shooting, Brett Hankison, would be charged with “wanton endangerment in the first degree” for shooting into a nearby apartment, while a grand jury did not recommend criminal charges against the other two officers involved, Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove. Taylor, a 26-year-old ER technician, was fatally shot on March 13 when the three officers entered her home using a no-knock warrant, and were fired at once by her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who thought the officers were intruders, who then fired back more than 20 times, killing her during a raid. Wednesday’s decision was a huge blow following months of protests and awareness raiding around Taylor’s death, with campaigners and celebrities criticising the decision as racist. Earlier this month, the city of Louisville agreed to pay Taylor’s family a $12 million settlement as part of a wrongful death lawsuit.

Big Number

127. That’s how many people were arrested in Louisville during Wednesday night’s protests. CNN reports that two journalists with conservative news site The Daily Caller were among those arrested in Louisville on Wednesday night.

What To Watch For

26-year-old Larynzo Johnson, who was charged on Thursday related to the shooting of two police officers in Louisville during Wednesday’s protests, will be arraigned on Friday.

Further Reading

Vehicle plows through Breonna Taylor protesters in Hollywood, hitting at least one person (Los Angeles Times)

New Yorkers March Again To Protest Grand Jury Decision In Breonna Taylor Case: ‘Our Lives Are Worth Something, Too’ (CBS Local)

127 Arrested In Louisville Breonna Taylor Protests (Forbes)

Critics See Racism In Breonna Taylor Decision As Attorney Pushes For More Details (Forbes)

‘No Justice, No Peace!’: Protests For Breonna Taylor Sweep U.S. (Forbes)