Breonna Taylor decision - live: Two officers shot during riots after no charges related to death of Kentucky woman
Two policemen have been shot in Louisville, Kentucky, during riots that broke out after the decision was made not to prosecute officers over the death of Breonna Taylor in March.
The injured police officers have undergone surgery and are in a stable condition, according to Robert Schroeder, Louisville Metro Police Department chief of police.
The shooting happened during clashes in the city on Wednesday, following the news that the grand jury had chosen not to bring charges against three white officers involved in the police raid that caused Taylor’s death.
Although one of the officers received three charges of Wanton Endangerment, these did not relate to Taylor’s death.
Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was shot dead by police who had burst into her house unannounced.
Before the grand jury announced its decision regarding the Taylor case on Wednesday, the Kentucky National Guard was deployed, a decision which President Donald Trump called a “positive thing”. A curfew was also put in place for 9pm.
