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Grand Jury Charges Former'ŻLouisville, Kentucky Officer in Death of Breonna
Taylor

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   A grand jury in the U.S. city of Louisville, Kentucky on Wednesday
   charged a former police officerwith wanton endangerment linked to the
   shooting death of Breonna Taylorin a bungled drug raid in March, but
   decided that two other officerswere justified in firing their
   weaponsand cleared them of wrongdoing.

   The lone officer charged in the case, Brett Hankison, hadalready
   beenfired from the city police department after an investigation showed
   he fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment through a sliding glass door
   covered with blinds, violating police rules that they should have a
   clear line of sight before firing their weapons.

   The grand jury charged Hankison with three counts of wanton
   endangerment, concluding that theshots he firedwent through into
   theapartment nextdoorto Taylor'sand endangered three people living
   there. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

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