At least one Louisville police officer has been shot as protesters marched to demand justice for Breonna Taylor following a limited grand jury indictment. Police officials offered no details about the shooting.
Hundreds of protesters swiftly began demonstrations calling for justice for Breonna Taylor after a grand jury decided to indict just one of the three Louisville Metropolitan Police officers who fired nearly two dozen bullets into her apartment, killing the 26-year-old during a no-knock raid.
City and state officials, who have been expecting a decision from the grand jury all week after months of outrage and anticipation, were braced for widespread protests, preemptively calling for reinforcements from the National Guard.from 9 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. for 72 hours. Protesters largely gathered at Jefferson Square Park but by about 8 p.m. most had been dispersed by Louisville police officers who declared an unlawful assembly and appeared to release flash grenades into the remaining crowds, the
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