Breonna Taylor death: trial begins for only officer charged in botched raid
by Associated Press from on (#5WF0E)
Brett Hankison, the former officer, faces up to five years in prison for endangering Taylor's neighbors by firing through a side door
Nearly two years after Breonna Taylor was killed by police, the only Kentucky officer charged criminally in the botched raid went on trial Wednesday for shooting into Taylor's neighbors' apartment.
Brett Hankison, now a former officer, fired 10 shots through a side door. None of those bullets hit Taylor, but prosecutors said they endangered the couple and child who lived next door. He's charged with three counts of wanton endangerment, and faces up to five years in prison if convicted of the low-level felony.
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