Ex-officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid begins trial

By DYLAN LOVAN and MICHAEL WARREN
Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nearly two years after the botched police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, the only officer facing criminal charges is standing trial. Brett Hankison, now a former officer, is charged wanton endangerment for shooting through Taylor’s apartment into the home of her neighbors. Day one of testimony featured the neighbor who said he narrowly escaped with his life, and a handful of police officers who joined the raid. All of them testified that they couldn’t recall or didn’t see Hankison fire his weapon. Evidence showed he fired 10 times into Taylor’s apartment through a glass door and a window that were cloaked so that no one could clearly see inside.