Breonna Taylor Coverage

Ex-Detective Admits Misleading Judge Who Approved Breonna Taylor Raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former police detective admitted Tuesday that she had helped mislead a judge into wrongly authorizing a raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, setting in motion the nighttime operation in which police fatally shot Taylor.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times

4 police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Breonna Taylor's death

The charges mark the first federal counts leveled against any of the officers involved in the botched 2020 raid. In addition to civil rights offenses, federal authorities charged the four with unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction, U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland said.

Louisville officer cleared in Breonna Taylor shooting

The panel of eight men and four women delivered its verdict about three hours after it took the case following closing arguments from prosecution and defense attorneys.

Mural defaced near Shaw University

Students at Shaw University are calling for immediate action after a mural near the campus was defaced with racist graffiti.

New mural of Breonna Taylor unveiled in Louisville

A new mural on the renovated basketball court in Lannan Park in Louisville was unveiled on Friday, dedicated to the memory of Breonna Taylor.

One year since Breonna Taylor's death, demonstrators mourn, demand justice

On the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death, the slain Black woman's family continued their call for justice as hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Louisville on Saturday.

Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Audio Reveals Conflicting Accounts of Fatal Raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two very different accounts emerged Friday from either side of an apartment door in Louisville, the one that police officers knocked off its hinges in March as they delivered a search warrant at the home of Breonna Taylor.

Will Wright, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and John Eligon, New York Times

Kentucky Attorney General says more information will be released in Taylor case

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says he'll comply with a Judge's ruling that orders an audio recording of the grand jury presentation be made available to the public.

Rev. William Barber II: Racism is a destruction of democracy

Reverend William J. Barber II, co-chair of the poor people's campaign, spoke at the St. Joseph AME Church in Durham on Sunday and encouraged Black men to vote. "Systemic racism is targeted at Black people, but it hurts all people," Barber says in an interview with WRAL.

12 people arrested during protests downtown Raleigh

Eleven people were arrested in downtown Raleigh on Sept. 26 and 27 for public disturbance and unlawful assembly. Some people are facing additional charges. One person was charged with resisting arrest, delay, obstruction of justice and failure to disperse. That person is not included in this list of arrests because we have not yet obtained a mugshot yet.

Raw video: Protesters marching in downtown Raleigh

Protesters are marching in downtown Raleigh Saturday night. There are an estimated 175-200 people in the march.

Raleigh mayor issues curfew ahead of planned protests, says police won't wear riot gear

Raleigh Mary-Ann Baldwin has issued a citywide curfew from 11 p.m. Saturday night through 5 a.m. Sunday morning in preparation of protests in downtown Raleigh. Baldwin said that the decision to issue a curfew was "among the most difficult I have had to make as mayor."

Adam Owens, WRAL reporter/anchor; Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Breonna Taylor's mother: 'You robbed the world of a queen'

Benjamin Crump, attorney for the family of Breonna Taylor, is demanding the release of the transcript of the grand jury case where officers were not charged in the death of Taylor. Crump says, "If you want us to accept the results, release the transcript.. so we can have transparency."

Vigil held in Fayetteville in memory of Breonna Taylor

People gathered Thursday night in Fayetteville for a vigil in Breonna Taylor's memory.

Durham mayor: Damage done by those 'bent on destruction'

Violent protests Wednesday night that damaged more than a dozen businesses in downtown Durham "caught us by surprise," Police Chief C.J. Davis said Thursday.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

Photos show smashed windows, damaged windows in Durham

Photos show broken glass and tagged buildings in downtown Durham during Breonna Taylor protests on Sept. 23, 2020.

Dozen Durham businesses vandalized Wednesday night

Fires were set, windows were broken and dozens of businesses were damaged in Durham, including the American Tobacco building, on Wednesday night as protesters took to the streets in the wake of the grand jury's decision in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Fired Officer Is Indicted in Breonna Taylor Case; Protesters Wanted Stronger Charges

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A grand jury weighing evidence in one of the country’s most contentious police shootings indicted a former Louisville police detective on charges of reckless endangerment Wednesday for his role in the raid on the home of Breonna Taylor, but the two officers who shot Taylor six times faced no charges.

Rukmini Callimachi, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, John Eligon and Will Wright, New York Times

More than dozen businesses vandalized during Breonna Taylor protests in Durham

Fires were set, windows were broken and more than a dozen businesses were damaged in Durham, including some at the American Tobacco Campus, on Wednesday night as protesters took to the streets in the wake of a Kentucky grand jury's decision in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Leslie Moreno and Nia Harden, WRAL reporters

NCCU professor calls charge in Breonna Taylor shooting 'compromise verdict'

Irving Joyner, a law professor at North Carolina Central University, said it's progress that a grand jury indicted one Louisville, Ky., police officer in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, but the grand jury compromised by making it a low-level charge.

Outrage follows single indictment in connection with Breonna Taylor's death

A former Louisville police officer on the scene when Breonna Taylor was killed is facing three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree. Taylor's family wanted manslaughter charges. Two other officers involved in the March shooting were not charged.

March follows decision that no one will be charged with Breonna Taylor's death

A group of people march through the streets of Louisville, Kentucky after former LMPD Det. Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment in connection to the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment.

Charge: Officer 'wantonly shot a gun' in apartment where Breonna Taylor slept

Brett Hankison was indicted on a charge of wanton endangerment in the first degree in connection with the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky grand jury: Former officer's actions showed 'extreme indifference to human life'

Former LMPD Det. Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment in connection to the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment.

Chapel Hill bans police use of chokeholds after George Floyd killing

The Town of Chapel Hill has prohibited the use of chokeholds and other neck restraints by police officers.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer