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Two police officers were shot in Kentucky, United States, after no officer was charged with crimes directly related to the murder of Breonna Taylor in March.
The protesters have been marching in Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, and some were arrested after fights broke out with officers.
At a news conference in Louisville, Police Chief Robert Schroeder said officers were hit after deploying downtown after receiving reports of gunfire.
He said they were being treated at the University Hospital where one was “alert and stable” and the other “undergoing surgery and stable.”
He added that a suspect was in custody.
Protesters and police clash in Louisville during the Breonna Taylor protests
Police in protective gear, members of the National Guard, and armored military vehicles entered Louisville as protesters responded with tears and anger following the grand jury’s decision not to charge police officers for the fatal shooting of Ms. Taylor .
Prosecutors announced that only one officer had been prosecuted, though not on charges directly related to the 26-year-old’s death on March 13.
Police officers make arrests during Louisville protests Wednesday
Of the three officers involved, Brett Hankison was the only one to be charged with three counts of unjustified danger in the first degree, after he fired his gun at neighboring apartments.
He could face up to five years in prison for each of the three charges.
Brett Hankison has been charged with senseless endangering Photo: Shelby County Detention Center
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the investigation found the remaining two officers were justified in the use of force.
When police lined up with shields outside the courthouse, protesters threw plastic bottles of water at them.
Later, police in riot gear fired explosions and formed a line in Jefferson Square, which has been at the center of the protests.
Breonna Taylor was a qualified emergency medical technician. Photo: Family
The square was largely cleared before the coronavirus night curfew as protesters marched through other parts of downtown Louisville.
Protests have erupted across the United States in retaliation for Breonna Taylor’s decision, with protesters marching through the streets of New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Atlanta and Philadelphia.
Protesters march down the street in Louisville after no officer was charged with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor
Protesters in New York were heard chanting, “Say her name, Breonna Taylor,” as they marched down a street in downtown Brooklyn.
A grand jury did not press charges for killing Ms. Taylor, who was shot multiple times by police who broke into her home during a drug bust gone wrong. While there were no drugs in Ms. Taylor’s apartment, her boyfriend shot and injured a police officer.
President Donald Trump praised the Republican Attorney General of Kentucky for his handling of the investigation into Taylor’s death.
He read from Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s statement that “justice is rarely easy.”
“I said, ‘Please write it down, because I think it was an excellent statement,'” the US president said.
