Opening statements begin in trial of ex-Louisville cop involved in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
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Brett Hankison is not on trial for killing Breonna Taylor, a prosecutor made clear in opening statements Wednesday.
The former police officer is facing charges because, during a botched 2020 narcotics raid on the 26-year-old's Louisville, Kentucky, apartment, he fired 10 shots -- allegedly blindly -- endangering a man, woman and child in a neighboring unit, Kentucky Assistant Attorney General Barbara Whaley said.
"Breonna Taylor should not have died that night," the prosecutor said. "The city of Louisville in a civil matter ... paid millions of dollars to Breonna Taylor's family, but the money did not bring her back. Nothing will."
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