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July 16, 2020

87 Face Felony Charges After Peaceful Protest Calling for Arrest of Breonna Taylor's Killers
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In Louisville, Kentucky, civil rights groups are calling on prosecutors
to drop felony charges against 87 people who held a peaceful sit-in
protest Tuesday outside the home of Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The
demonstrators were demanding the arrest and prosecution of the officers
who killed Breonna Taylor, a Black Louisville resident who was shot
inside her own home in March. Among those arrested were the president of
the Minneapolis NAACP, Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills and
Women's March co-founder Linda Sarsour. If convicted on felony charges,
they could face up to five years in prison. 


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