DoJ seeks single-day sentence for officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s home

Department of Justice says no prison needed for ex-officer convicted of violating Taylor's civil rights in fatal 2023 raid

The US Department of Justice is recommending a one-day jail sentence and supervised release for the former police officer convicted of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot in her bedroom by Louisville, Kentucky, police in March 2020.

Brett Hankison is set to be sentenced on Monday after being found guilty in November 2024 of one count of civil rights abuse for shooting into Taylor's bedroom window, which was covered by blinds and a blackout curtain, during a narcotics raid on the wrong home.