A group of Black Lives Matter protesters were filmed in a tense confrontation with a Louisville store owner after they demanded he voice his support for the movement during a third night of Breonna Taylor demonstrations in the city. Footage of the incident, shared on Twitter by a reporter for conservative news site Daily Caller, … Read more
Police and Black Lives Matter protesters were in a tense two-hour standoff at a Louisville church on Thursday night, after the demonstrators declared the church a ‘sanctuary’ and demonstrated there when a 9pm curfew went into effect. Demonstrators massed at First Unitarian Church, where clergy allowed them to seek refuge on church grounds to avoid … Read more
Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of going on an ‘anti-police crusade’ and calling law enforcement the ‘enemy’ in wake of officers shot in Louisville after Breonna Taylor protests turned violent By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com Published: 01:03 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 01:06 BST, 25 September 2020 President Donald Trump … Read more
Footage showing a U-Haul truck full of ‘riot supplies’ being unloaded ahead of protests in Louisville has raised questions about the organizers behind the demonstrations, which turned violent after nightfall, with two cops there shot and wounded. The rented box truck was spotted at 2pm on Wednesday, as Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron was still … Read more
The city of Louisville has agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million as part of a historic settlement six months after police shot dead the black EMT in her apartment. The financial payment is the largest amount the city has ever paid in relation to a police misconduct lawsuit. The settlement is in … Read more
The city of Louisville has agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family several millions of dollars in a settlement six months after police shot the black EMT dead in her apartment. The settlement, which is expected to be announced later on Tuesday, is believed to be worth millions of dollars, the Louisville Courier Journal reports. The settlement is … Read more
Porsha Williams and Yandy Smith are among 68 arrested at Louisville protest demanding justice for Breonna Taylor Williams, 39, and Smith, 40, were among 68 protesters arrested in Louisville at a protest for Breonna Taylor Both reality stars posted videos and photos from the protests, which were part of Until Freedom’s Day of Action’ Both Williams … Read more
Three people were injured in downtown Louisville when a member of an armed black militia group carrying semiautomatic weapons accidentally discharged a firearm as they marched to a demonstration. Despite earlier reports that the shots were fired as a result of an argument between the group and a far-right organization gathered nearby, it was later confirmed that … Read more
Louisville police have fired one of the cops involved in Breonna Taylor’s death saying he ‘blindly fired 10 rounds’ into the apartment in the botched no-knock raid back in March. Officer Brett Hankison was fired Tuesday from the department for his part in the killing of black EMT Taylor, 26, Louisville Metro Police announced. Hankison, who had … Read more
Kentucky police shot non-lethal pepper balls at a local TV news reporter and her film crew while they were covering a protest in downtown Louisville on Friday amid nationwide outrage over the police-involved deaths of George Floyd. The incident was captured live on the air by WAVE-TV reporter Kaitlin Rust. Rust is heard on the … Read more