Breaking: Ex-Cop Convicted in Breonna Taylor's Death

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A former Louisville police officer has been found guilty of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched drug raid in 2020. Brett Hankison was convicted by a federal jury on Friday, but was cleared of violating her neighbors' civil rights. The conviction carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. Taylor's death sparked widespread protests against racialized police brutality, and was one of the triggers for the Black Lives Matter movement. Hankison is the first Louisville police officer involved in the deadly raid to be convicted.

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