A former Louisville police officer was convicted on Friday of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights during the 2020 raid at her apartment that resulted in her death.
The jury found that former officer Brett Hankison used excessive force against Taylor when he fired 10 shots during the botched raid at Taylor’s apartment, though none of his shots struck anyone.
Hankison faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for the conviction. The verdict was handed down just hours after the jury acquitted him on a separate charge of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbor.
Hankison was one of the four Louisville officers charged in connection with Taylor’s death. Last year, his federal civil rights trial ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict….