Protests Break Out Across America Due to the Decision on the Breonna Taylor Case
On September 23, two of the three officers involved in the shooting and killings of Breonna Taylor walked away, not indicted.
On March 13, Louisville officers shot and killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor as she was in her home. For months since her death, people have banded together, protesting Taylor’s death as her killers had not been arrested or tried.
Some demonstrators erected barricades against police and set debris on fire as protest flared in Seattle in the wake of a grand jury’s decision not to bring homicide charges against police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death https://t.co/SdpvvBKQg1 pic.twitter.com/YTndZ3Wgrb
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 25, 2020
As of September 23, a grand jury found only one of the officers, Brett Hankison was found guilty, though it had nothing to do with Taylor’s death. The other two officers involved in the shooting were not tried. Black Lives Matter protesters are outraged over the decision, sparking protests in Taylor’s home of Louisville, the night of the decision.
Though many states have set curfews, protests and demonstrations have spread across the US. In two days, over 100 protesters have been arrested and two Louisville police officers have been shot.
At least 24 people in Louisville were arrested during a 2nd night of protests over the decision to not charge police for killing #BreonnaTaylor. They include state Rep. Attica Scott, the only Black woman in Kentucky’s legislature.
At least 160 have been arrested in 2 days. pic.twitter.com/6snLIoguB1
— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 25, 2020
If you are interested in seeing live updated footage, live videos of protests across the US can be found on social media.
