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Police officers move past Louisville City Hall as a curfew is implemented at 9 p.m. to disperse protesters following the grand jury announcement in the Breonna Taylor case.
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Updated 11:46 PM ET, Wed September 23, 2020
Police officers move past Louisville City Hall as a curfew is implemented at 9 p.m. to disperse protesters following the grand jury announcement in the Breonna Taylor case.
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Protesters took to the streets following the grand jury charges in the Breonna Taylor case on Wednesday.
The grand jury indicted former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison on first-degree wanton endangerment charges for his actions on the night Taylor was killed by police. Two other officers at the scene were not indicted, and none were charged directly with her death.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Black EMT, was killed in her own home in March when the three plainclothes officers executed a "no-knock" warrant.
Demonstrators and activists criticized the charges, demanding more serious counts.
Louisville Metro Police Department interim police chief Robert Schroeder speaks to the media as he confirms two officers were shot during protests in downtown Louisville on Wednesday night.
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Demonstrators react to gunfire on Wednesday, September 23, in Louisville, Kentucky, while protesting following the grand jury announcement in the Breonna Taylor case. Two officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department were shot Wednesday night during the protests.
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Christina Johnson chants Breonna Taylor's name as three women huddle following the grand jury announcement in Louisville on Wednesday, September 23.
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Protesters fill the streets of Louisville following the announcement from the state's attorney general.
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A Louisville police officer fires a pepper ball gun into a crowd of protesters.
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Nicole Hayden reacts to the grand jury decision on Wednesday.
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A protester offers a detained man water.
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Louisville police officers detain protesters following the announcement.
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A woman confronts a National Guard vehicle.
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A Breonna Taylor supporter yells to journalists covering a protest.
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A member of the National Guard patrols a section of downtown Louisville.
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A demonstrator confronts a police officer during a protest. The Taylor killing has spurred national Black Lives Matter protests and placed a greater focus on how policing impacts Black women.
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People had gathered in Louisville in anticipation of the decision. In the months since her death, Taylor's plight has been taken up not only by demonstrators but by celebrities like NBA star LeBron James and Oprah Winfrey, who put the EMT on the cover of her namesake magazine.
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A woman cries out after the charges were announced.
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Names of victims of police shootings are seen on a boarded-up business in downtown Louisville.
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People covered Jefferson Square in Louisville with signs and flowers memorializing Breonna Taylor while waiting for the announcement in her case.
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