(Breitbart) – Two Louisville Metro Police Department officers were shot Wednesday evening in downtown Louisville amid protests after a Kentucky grand jury did not bring murder charges against any of the officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
Louisville Police Chief told reporters that the two officers are in stable and receiving medical treatment. The suspect is in custody.
Earlier Wednesday, protesters marched through downtown Louisville, some armed with riot shields and anti-police signs. As night fell, some rioters began setting fires around the downtown area, including the boarded up Hall of Justice.
BREAKING: Shots fired at Louisville protest
“They shot real guns at the police” pic.twitter.com/B4bhoF2y65
— Nurse Deplorable
(@rn__deplorable) September 24, 2020
BREAKING – according to Steamers on the ground, Rioters in #LOUISVILLE just shot a minimum of 10 times directly at the police.
— CIA-Simulation Warlord
#BREAKING A #Louisville Police officer has been shot at the #LouisvilleProtests. The officer’s condition is not immediately clear. Thousands of people are in the streets following the grand jury decision on #BreonnaTaylor. #BreonnaTaylorWasMurdered pic.twitter.com/aXVXrXcQA6
— Eric Wasserman
“WASS” (@EricWasserman1) September 24, 2020
The shooting happened around 8:30pm. Source tells me that suspects have been detained. I’ll update with more here as I learn it
— Roberto Aram Ferdman (@robferdman) September 24, 2020
Huge police presence here at 1st and Broadway in downtown #LouisvilleKy where we have confirmed reports of an @LMPD officer shot @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/0yAyZHuVMp
— Tyler Emery (@TylerWHAS11) September 24, 2020
Police came out of the Hall of Justice in Louisville to put out the fires that had been started and were attacked with projectiles by rioters. The police fell back inside the building. An unlawful assembly has been declared. pic.twitter.com/EVEbqje7gr
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) September 23, 2020
Multiple fire have been started in downtown Louisville. As a bonus, something exploded right in front of me. pic.twitter.com/9t67SwfWuH
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) September 23, 2020
Around 500 Kentucky National Guard members were authorized for Louisville by Gov. Andy Beshear (D).
A Jefferson County grand jury indicted one of three police officers involved in Taylor’s shooting inside her Louisville apartment. The charges are connected to the firing of shots into the neighboring apartment. Former officer Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
As Breitbart News reported:
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron explained Wednesday afternoon that no police officers would be charged directly for the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March because they knocked before entering her boyfriend’s apartment.
Taylor, 26, an emergency medical technician, was killed in the crossfire when her boyfriend opened fire at police, thinking they were intruders.
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After expressing his condolences to Taylor’s family, Cameron explained that the officers who had shot Taylor would not be charged because they had been fired upon first, and because her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, testified that they had knocked first.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) issued a statement regarding Cameron’s announcement, saying: “Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron led a complete inquiry to find the truth and pursue justice. I have total confidence he followed the facts and the legal process in his decision.”
The FBI, meanwhile, said its investigation of the shooting was still underway despite the state’s announcement. The agency opened the probe in May.
“FBI Louisville continues its federal investigation into all aspects of the death of Breonna Taylor,” FBI spokesman Tim Beam told the Louisville Courier Journal. “This work will continue beyond the state charges announced today.”
An array of activists, politicians and celebrities have called for all three officers to face murder charges. Presidential candidate Joe Biden said earlier this month the officers “need to be charged.”
His running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, tweeted in June, “We can’t forget about Black women in our quest for justice.”
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer declared a state of emergency Tuesday out of concern for potential civil unrest following the decision. The declaration allowed him to set curfews.
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