Louisville Police

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced an investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department, which has faced intense scrutiny and criticism in the 13 months since officers of the department killed Breonna Taylor inside her own apartment as they served a no-knock warrant. The probe marks the second “pattern or practice” investigation launched by the Justice Department in recent days....

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that the Justice Department was launching a civil investigation into the Louisville Police Department.

Breonna Taylor’s mother spoke on TODAY Wednesday about her continued fight for justice ahead of the painful one-year anniversary of her daughter’s death.

A Kentucky police officer who shot Breonna Taylor and the detective who sought the warrant are scheduled to face a termination hearing after being notified that they would be fired. Officer Myles Cosgrove and Det. Joshua Jaynes received notice last week that they will be dismissed. Both men were expected to appear for a pretermination hearing on Monday. Taylor, a...

A Louisville Police major who oversaw the unit that sent officers to Breonna Taylor’s home the night she was fatally shot is the subject of an internal police investigation.

Louisville police have released details of the investigation into the shooting death of Breonna Taylor

Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder says two officers have been shot while responding to a report of shots fired. Both officers are hospitalized and in stable condition.

From the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C., Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday called for peaceful protests after a grand jury in Kentucky declined to charge officers in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

When asked about a grand jury’s decision not to charge three officers in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, President Donald Trump responded with a message of support for the Black community, saying, “My message is that I love the Black community.”

Between meetings on Capitol Hill, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) briefly commented on the grand jury verdict for the Breonna Taylor case.

A grand jury in Kentucky has indicted a former Louisville officer for wanton endangerment in the March shooting of Breonna Taylor.

Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, spoke at a press conference on Tuesday to call for the arrest of the police officers who killed Taylor as she slept in her apartment in March. Taylor’s family settled their civil suit with the city of Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday morning, which included police reform stipulations.

Hours after the family of Breonna Taylor settled their civil lawsuit with the city of Louisville, Kentucky, Mayor Greg Fischer announced a series of reforms to prevent future acts of police brutality. The police officers who killed Breonna Taylor in March while she slept in her apartment have not been charged with her death.

Lonita Baker, attorney for the estate of Breonna Taylor, spoke at a press conference on Tuesday about the terms of the civil settlement between the city of Louisville, Kentucky, and Taylor’s family, saying, “It’s important that here, a financial settlement was not negotiable without significant police reform.”

Oprah Winfrey is installing dozens of billboards around Louisville, Ky., calling for an investigation into the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

Louisville’s mayor said Friday that one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor will be fired. Mayor Greg Fischer said interim Louisville police Chief Robert Schroeder has started termination proceedings for Officer Brett Hankison. Two other officers remain on administrative reassignment while the shooting is investigated. Fischer said officials could not answer questions about the...

The Louisville Police Department released surveillance video Tuesday showing what they say is David McAtee firing a gun as officers approached his business before he was shot to death. The officers involved did not have their body cameras turned on during the time of the shooting.