US: Police officer charged over Breonna Taylor raid — but not for her death
By Abiodun Ogundairo
25 September 2020 |
2:08 pm
One officer was charged over the botched raid that led to the killing of a Black woman in Kentucky — but the grand jury brought no charges directly related to her death. Protests turned violent, with two officers shot.
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