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Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, center left, hugs a friend in Louisville, Ky., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, after a former Kentucky police officer was convicted in federal court for using excessive force when he fired his gun during the deadly raid that left Taylor dead in 2020. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., July 6, 2020. The former Louisville Metro Police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement. WHAS-TV reported that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday, April 24, 2023, the hiring of Myles Cosgrove who was fired from the police department in January 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid on Taylor’s apartment. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

FILE - This undated self-portrait photo shows Latoya James, who was killed in May, 2021, by gunfire from sheriff's deputies executing a search warrant for drugs on her cousin's home in Camden County, Georgia. A trial jury acquitted the cousin, Varshan Brown, of felony murder Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, but found him guilty of assaulting officers, cocaine possession and illegal possession of a firearm. (Latoya James via AP, File)

A man faced murder charges after deputies killed his cousin in a drug raid. A jury acquitted him

By Russ Bynum - Associated Press

Louisville Metro Interim Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel speaks to reporters during a news conference in Louisville, Ky., April 10, 2023. On Thursday, July 20, Gwinn-Villaroel, the city’s former interim chief, was named chief, becoming the first Black woman to serve as the city’s full-time chief. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

1st Black woman named to full-time role as police chief of embattled force in Louisville, Kentucky

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron responds to a question during the Kentucky gubernatorial GOP primary debate in Louisville, Ky., March 7, 2023. Cameron plunged into Kentucky’s competitive race for governor against a popular Democratic incumbent and a crowded field of GOP primary opponents. If he wins, the state's first Black attorney general would become its first Black governor. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Daniel Cameron, rising GOP star, embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., July 6, 2020. The former Louisville Metro Police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement. WHAS-TV reported that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday, April 24, 2023, the hiring of Myles Cosgrove who was fired from the police department in January 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid on Taylor’s apartment. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy in Maryland

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Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

After Breonna Taylor shooting, feds find pattern of violations

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Attorney Benjamin Crump, left, holds up the hand of Kenneth Walker during a rally on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on June 25, 2020. Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who fired a shot at police as they burst through Taylor's door the night she was killed, has settled two lawsuits against the city of Louisville, his attorneys said Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend settles lawsuits over shooting

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Breonna Taylor warrant details deepen mistrust in police

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Former Louisville Police Officer Brett Hankison discusses the muzzle flashes that he saw coming from the apartment as he is questioned by the prosecution in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)

Ex-officer in Breonna Taylor shooting found not guilty of wanton endangerment

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison is questioned by his defense attorney Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Hankison is currently on trial, charged with wanton endangerment for shooting through Breonna Taylor's apartment into the home of her neighbors during botched police raid that killed Taylor. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)

Fired cop says he did nothing wrong in Breonna Taylor raid

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville, Ky., emergency medical worker studying to become a nurse, was shot several times in her hallway after three plainclothes narcotics detectives busted down the door of her apartment in the middle of the night in March 2020. A grand jury brought no charges against officers in her death, although one was indicted for shooting into a neighboring home that had people inside. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)

Louisville officer shot in Breonna Taylor raid retiring

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Hawaii House quashes bill eliminating no-knock warrants

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville, Ky., emergency medical worker studying to become a nurse, was shot several times in her hallway after three plainclothes narcotics detectives busted down the door of her apartment in the middle of the night in March 2020. A grand jury brought no charges against officers in her death, although one was indicted for shooting into a neighboring home that had people inside. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)

Justice Dept. opens police probe after Breonna Taylor death

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and DYLAN LOVAN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants, Friday, April 9, 2021, a year after the fatal shooting of Taylor. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)

Publisher won’t distribute book by officer from Taylor raid

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FILE - This undated photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants, Friday, April 9, 2021, a year after the fatal shooting of Taylor. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)

Police chief reprimands officer over Breonna Taylor email

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FILE - This undated photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants, Friday, April 9, 2021, a year after the fatal shooting of Taylor. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)

Kentucky limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor death

By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN - Associated Press

Attorney Benjamin Crump, left, holds up the hand of Kenneth Walker during a rally on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Thursday, June 25, 2020. Walker was the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by officers of the Louisville Metro Police Department following the execution of a no knock warrant on her apartment on March 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Judge ends shooting case against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend

By DYLAN LOVAN - Associated Press

Attorney Benjamin Crump, left, holds up the hand of Kenneth Walker during a rally on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Thursday, June 25, 2020. Walker was the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by officers of the Louisville Metro Police Department following the execution of a no knock warrant on her apartment on March 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, has case dropped

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Louisville officer demoted for ignoring orders

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