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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

RARE PHOTOS: Police officer convicted in breonna taylor raid sentenced to almost three years in prison | Vintage Vibes

A former Louisville police officer involved in the 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and three years supervised probation for violating the 26-year-old’s civil rights.

The punishment exceeds the nominal one-day sentence the Trump administration had sought for Brett Hankison, who blindly fired 10 shots into Taylor’s apartment during a no-knock police raid, none of which struck the 26-year-old or anyone else.

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