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Louisville Update: Man Is Charged With Shooting Police Officers During Protests

1:37pm September 24, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The man suspected of shooting two officers "has been charged with two counts of assault in the first degree and 14 counts of wanton endangerment," police say.

Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky.

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2 Louisville Police Officers Shot After Charges In Breonna Taylor Case Spark Protests

10:31pm September 23, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Louisville Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Schroeder said one officer is undergoing surgery and the other is in stable condition. Neither suffered life threatening injuries. A suspect is in custody.

Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer, here at a press conference this month, says he has no insight about when the state attorney general will make an announcement in the Breonna Taylor case but says the city must be prepared.

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Louisville Mayor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead of Breonna Taylor Announcement

4:02pm September 22, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is poised to announce whether his office will bring charges against the police officers who shot and killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in March.

Tamika Palmer spoke at the March on Washington last month at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. At left is Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, and at right is the Rev. Al Sharpton.

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Breonna Taylor's Mother: 'I Won't Go Away. I'll Still Fight'

12:50pm September 18, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Tamika Palmer says she wants the officers who killed her daughter to be charged. "Even in the very beginning of this year, she kept saying 2020 was her year," she said. "And she was absolutely right."

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Yvette Gentry was named interim police chief for Louisville Metro Police Department. She retired from the department in 2014 and will be the first Black woman to lead the department.

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Louisville Selects Black Woman As City's Interim Police Chief

3:22pm September 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Yvette Gentry retired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in 2014. She takes over a department facing national scrutiny following the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in March.

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At Least 64 Arrested In Louisville Protest Calling For Justice For Breonna Taylor

3:01pm August 26, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The protest marks the final day of an event known as "BreonnaCon," which called for justice for Breonna Taylor. Protesters were charged with obstruction and disorderly conduct.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks during a news conference, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.

Members Of Louisville City Council Draft A Measure Calling On Mayor To Resign

11:44pm August 18, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The council's Republican Caucus is calling for Democratic Mayor Greg Fischer to step down. The caucus cites Fischer's handling of probes into the Breonna Taylor and David McAtee deaths as reasons.

Emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by police in her home in March. Her name and those of others have become rallying cries in protests against police brutality and social injustice.

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Breonna Taylor's Mother Urges Criminal Charges: 'Every Day Is Still March The 13th'

3:56pm August 13, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"I absolutely expect there to be charges based on the evidence," attorney Benjamin Crump says after Taylor's family meets with Louisville's mayor and the Kentucky attorney general.

A billboard with a photo of Breonna Taylor, sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine, is on display on Friday in Louisville, Ky. It's one of 26 billboards going up across the city demanding arrests in her shooting death.

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Oprah Winfrey Commissions 26 Billboards Demanding Arrests In Breonna Taylor's Killing

3:11pm August 07, 2020

by Alana Wise

The billboards will be placed across Louisville, Ky., where Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by police. The signs' message urges the arrest of the officers involved.

David McAtee is remembered as a "community pillar." The owner of Yaya's BBQ in Louisville, Ky., he was killed June 1 when police and National Guard shot him at his business while dispersing protesters.

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Louisville Hosts Public Viewing For David McAtee As Details Of His Shooting Emerge

6:00am June 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

David McAtee was killed at his restaurant on June 1 when National Guard and Louisville Metro Police officers were called to disperse a crowd. State officials say a Guardsman fired the fatal shot.