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Two police officers were wounded by gunshots in protests in Louisville, Kentucky, against the authorities’ decision not to charge three officers involved in the death of the young African-American Breonna Taylor, according to a law enforcement source.
At around 8:30 pm on Wednesday (1:30 am in Lisbon), two policemen were shot and taken to the hospital, out of danger, according to authorities.
Louisville Acting Police Chief Robert Schroeder confirmed that the incident occurred just before the imposed curfew to contain the protests that were expected after the decision not to charge anyone for the death of Breonna Taylor, shot by police officers. during your Department records.
Even before the grand jury’s decision was known, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer decreed a city curfew between 9:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., anticipating a night of potential protests and riots.
US President Donald Trump offered the help of the federal government to contain the protests in the city, which have been replicated in cities across the country.
“I pray for the two officers who were killed tonight in Louisville, Kentucky. The federal government is ready to help, ”Trump wrote on Twitter, adding that he spoke with Governor Andy Beshear. “We are ready to work together,” he said.
Also the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, spoke out on the protests, having called for peaceful demonstrations and arguing that it is necessary to solve the problems of “excessive use of force” by the police, “the prohibition of strangulation” and the review of orders that allow police forces to enter homes without prior notice.
A grand jury in the US state of Kentucky on Wednesday decided not to charge Louisville police with the death of African-American Breonna Taylor, prompting hundreds of people to gather in protest.
The protests began as soon as the decision of the Prosecutor’s Office was announced, which does not follow the case as homicide, after it was announced that the only one of the three accused agents was released with a bail of 15,000 dollars (12,800 euros) and only accused of negligence But not because of the death of the African American. The agent in question is accused of shooting at other nearby apartments.
Prosecutors said the officers who fired their guns at the 26-year-old were acting in self-defense.
Following the protests that followed the announcement of the decision, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat, authorized the dispatch of the National Guard, with the mission of protecting “critical infrastructure” such as hospitals.
State Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a rising African American in the Republican Party, was emotional as he explained the court’s decision, admitting that many may be disgusted by the outcome, but arguing that “popular justice is not justice” and that “Justice based on violence is only revenge”, and also praises the work of the police.
Taylor, a 26-year-old black health professional, was shot multiple times by police officers who entered her home with a search warrant as part of a drug trafficking investigation on March 13, sparking public shock and outrage. . in a year in which the United States was rocked by violent demonstrations against police violence.
In the shooting, Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shot when police entered the house, hitting one of the policemen, having even been charged with attempted murder. Prosecutors later dropped the charge.
On September 15, Louisville city authorities filed a lawsuit against the three police officers, at the request of Taylor’s mother, agreeing to pay her $ 12 million (about 10 million euros) and enact reforms to the police system. local.
