A former Kentucky police detective has been convicted for using excessive force during a botched 2020 drug raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. The jury returned the verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. The conviction carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. However, the officers who shot Taylor were not charged in her death, as they were justified in returning fire after Taylor’s boyfriend shot at them first. This verdict is a significant development in the case that sparked racial injustice protests across the US in 2020.