Louisville police officer Brett Hankison charged with three counts of wanton endangerment in connection with the shooting of Breonna Taylor
The American Civil Liberties Union condemned the grand jury charges as "not accountability and not close to justice."
Cameron said reports that the officers had executed a "no knock" search warrant were incorrect and they had announced their presence.Taylor's boyfriend, who was in bed with her, grabbed a gun and exchanged fire with the officers. He later said he thought they were criminals. He said Hankison could face five years in prison for each count of "wanton endangerment" if convicted.A state of emergency has been declared by the mayor of the city, which has a population of 600,000, with much of downtown closed to traffic.
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