The murder trial of Breonna Taylor opens today in federal court
A federal trial is scheduled to open today in the murder of Breonna Taylor and Louisville police shooting into the windows of her next-door neighbors,
Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison has been charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights and has pleaded not guilty to the charges and was acquitted on separate state charges last year.
Ms Taylor was killed when police officers tried to execute a search warrant on her apartment in Kentucky.
Her death sparked racial injustice rallies across the US.
According to Louisville authorities, Mr Hankison fired 10 shots during the chaotic “no-knock” raid, although another detective, Myles Cosgrove, fired the fatal shot that struck Ms Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman.
Prosecutors claim that Mr Hankison endangered Ms Taylor, her boyfriend, and three neighbors by needlessly using excessive force during the incident.