Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

Published November 16, 2023 3:00 PM

By DYLAN LOVAN
Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of a former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid. Brett Hankison was charged with using excessive force that violated the rights of Breonna Taylor, her boyfriend and her next-door neighbors. The 12-member jury struggled over several days to reach a verdict. Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor’s window and a glass door after officers came under fire during the flawed drug warrant search on March 13, 2020. Some of his bullets flew into a neighboring apartment, but none of them struck anyone. Federal prosecutors argued Hankison disregarded his training and used excessive force the night of the raid.

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