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Louisville, KY Police Filed Nearly Blank Report After Killing Breonna Taylor

HeadlineJun 11, 2020

Calls are growing for the arrest of the Louisville police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old African American emergency room technician who was shot to death by police inside her own apartment in March. On Wednesday, the police department finally released its incident report from that night — but the report is almost entirely blank. It lists Taylor’s injuries as “none,” even though she was shot eight times. The report claims there was no forced entry by police, even though officers used a battering ram to knock down her door.

Meanwhile, Louisville police are investigating sexual assault allegations against Brett Hankison, one of the officers who shot Taylor. Two women have claimed he sexually assaulted them after giving them rides home in his police vehicle.

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