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Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raidBy DYLAN LOVANAssociated PressThe Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky.
Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, celebrated the verdict with friends outside the federal courthouse, saying: “It took a lot of time. It took a lot of patience. It was hard. The jurors took their time to really understand that Breonna deserved justice.” Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., called the verdict “a long-awaited moment of accountability.”
The conviction against Hankison carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. He will be sentenced on March 12 by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings.after Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired on them when they broke down Taylor’s door with a battering ram. Meanwhile, officers at the door returned Walker’s fire, hitting and killing Taylor, who was in a hallway.
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