Jurors in ex-officer’s trial visit site of Breonna Taylor raid

Jurors within the trial of Officer Brett Hankinson, who was concerned within the raid that killed Breonna Taylor, have visited the positioning the place her deadly taking pictures passed off.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jurors within the trial for the one particular person criminally charged within the lethal 2020 raid that resulted within the loss of life of Breonna Taylor have visited the scene of the taking pictures in Louisville on Friday.

Brett Hankison, a former Kentucky police officer, is charged with three counts of wanton endangerment, a felony with a spread of 1 to 5 years in jail.

Taylor, 26, a Black lady, labored as an emergency medical tech and was settling down for mattress on March 13, 2020, when Louisville officers with a narcotics warrant kicked in her door. They drew fireplace from Taylor’s boyfriend, who thought an intruder was breaking in. Two officers on the door returned fireplace, killing Taylor. Neither was charged in her loss of life. Louisville settled together with her household for $12 million.

Choose Ann Bailey Smith instructed members of the jury to not communicate concerning the scene to the attorneys or with one another on the go to. The journey to the positioning is to assist the jurors higher perceive courtroom reveals, she defined.

Breonna Taylor was an emergency medical tech who was killed when officers concerned in a narcotics bust kicked down her door. Her boyfriend mistook it for a theft and a shootout commenced.

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The decide instructed the jurors to not focus on the positioning with one another.

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Taylor’s mom, Tamika Palmer, and sister, Juniyah Palmer, additionally sat in on the trial Friday morning.