Violence and gunfire erupted on the streets of Louisville — including two police officers being shot — after a grand jury decision not to charge any officers with Breonna Taylor's death.
Officer Brent Hankinson, who was fired from the Louisville Police Department following Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting in March, has been charged with three counts of wanton endangerment, but some activists say that's not enough.
“We must not lose focus on what the real job is, and with that being said, it’s time to move forward with the criminal charges, because she deserves that and much more,” Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, said.
“Your legs, something that you need to move around and forward in life, can be taken from you like this, man,” the currently paralyzed Jacob Blake said in a video posted on social media.
Daniel Prude, a father of five, had been struggling with psychological issues when he had a fatal encounter with police while visiting his brother in March.
“Breonna Taylor is not a ‘co-defendant’ in a criminal case,” Sam Aguiar, Breonna Taylor's attorney, wrote on Facebook. “She’s dead. Way to try and attack a woman when she’s not even here to defend herself.”
