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Attorney Ben Crump, left, stands beside Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, center; and Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, center right, outside the federal courthouse in Louisville, Ky., Monday, July 21, 2025, after the sentencing of former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankinson in the raid that led to Taylor's death in 2020. (AP photo/Dylan T. Lovan)

Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

In this photo provided by WHAS-11 News, a protestor is seen detained by police outside the federal courthouse where ex-Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison, convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid, is taking place, Monday, July 21, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (Alyssa Newton/WHAS-11 News via AP)

Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

FILE - Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison examines a document as he answers questions from the prosecution, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Sentencing hearing set for ex-Kentucky officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

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

Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison describes what he saw in the apartment of Breonna Taylor during testimony, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. A federal judge on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 declared a mistrial in the trial of the former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid. Hankison was charged with using excessive force that violated the rights of Taylor, her boyfriend and her next-door neighbors. The 12-member jury struggled over several days to reach a verdict. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)

Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky. on March 2, 2022. The former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week. Hankison is charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again

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

This undated file photo provided by the Louisville Metro Police Department shows Officer Brett Hankison. Questioning of potential jurors begins Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, for the trial of the former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville emergency medical technician. Hankison is standing trial on three counts of wanton endangerment for allegedly firing wildly into Taylor’s neighbors’ apartments in March 2020. No drugs were found during the raid, and the warrant was later found to be flawed. (Courtesy of Louisville Metro Police Department via AP, File)

Breonna Taylor case to resume after surgery, weather delays

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

$FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Louisville Metro Police Department shows officer Brett Hankison. A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, indicted the former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s death. The jury announced that fired Officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment in connection to the police raid of Taylor's home on the night of March 13. (Louisville Metro Police Department via AP, F\ile)$

Lawsuit: Former Louisville officer sexually assaulted woman

By DYLAN LOVAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, Black Lives Matter protesters march in Louisville. Hours of material in the grand jury proceedings for Taylor’s fatal shooting by police have been made public on Friday, Oct. 2. On Oct. 29, 2020, relatives of Taylor and other Black victims of fatal police shootings attended a get-out-the-vote event in Chicago, Ill. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Subdued group gathers at Louisville park

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

People gather in Jefferson Square awaiting word on charges against police officers, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Q&A: What were the results of Breonna Taylor investigation?

By DYLAN LOVAN - Associated Press

Police and protesters clash, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Dismay over Breonna Taylor spills into America’s streets

By Dylan Lovan, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and John Minchillo - Associated Press

Louisville police detain a man after a group marched, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Latest: Black women address rally in downtown Portland

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

People gather in Jefferson Square awaiting word on charges against police officers, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Q&A: What were the results of Breonna Taylor investigation?

By DYLAN LOVAN - Associated Press