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“I find your conduct a shock to the conscience,” the police chief wrote to Officer Brett Hankison. “I am alarmed and stunned you used deadly force in this fashion."
Booker and McGrath are dueling in a suddenly intriguing Democratic primary to face Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
“Metro Council’s passage of Breonna’s Law is a small bit of justice for Breonna’s mourning family and our angry, heartbroken city,” the ACLU of Kentucky said.
Nearly three months after Louisville police fatally shot Taylor, none of the officers involved have been arrested or charged.
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Writer Cate Young organized a day of remembrance to demand justice for Taylor, who was fatally shot by Louisville police in March.
David McAtee is remembered as a warm, generous "community pillar" who would offer free meals to the police and those in need.
One man was the beloved owner of a Louisville barbecue restaurant who provided free meals to officers. Another was known as “Mr. Indianapolis,” a former star football player.
Mayor Greg Fischer fired the city's police chief after learning officers involved did not activate their body cameras during the incident.
Sixteen years ago, one of America’s most segregated cities almost became “Ferguson before Ferguson.” After police killed a young black woman, it erupted again.
The officer was captured on camera aiming a weapon at a reporter covering protests.