From AP (emphasis added by me) -
Fired cop says he did nothing wrong in Breonna Taylor raid
Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison testified in his own defense Wednesday
about his actions during the police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead, saying the
gunfire began with a muzzle flash that illuminated a shadowy silhouette, and he
thought it was someone firing an automatic rifle at his fellow officers.
Hankison is not on trial for the 26-year-old Black woman’s death but for
firing bullets
that went into an adjacent apartment, endangering a pregnant neighbor, her
young child and her boyfriend.
Asked if he did anything wrong during the raid, Hankison replied, “absolutely not,”
even though he acknowledged firing into the window and patio door. As for
Taylor, he said, “She didn’t need to die that night.” Breonna Taylor’s mother,
Tamika Palmer, then stormed out of the courtroom.
Hankison said that as a police battering ram broke open Taylor’s door, the
blast of a gun lit up the apartment’s hallway and his fellow officer fell wounded
in the doorway. He said he thought the muzzle flash matched that of a long rifle,
but no rifle was found in the apartment.
No remorse?
More innocent people will die.
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