This is horrible, and not shocking as things get heated the Louisville Metro Police Dept. two officers have been shot during the violent protests over the charges being dropped and announced against one officer related to the death of Breonna Taylor. Black Lives Matter protesters immediately denounced the announcement of charges against only one of the officers involved the controversial shooting death that happened during a police raid in March. Police initially said that one officer had been shot but offered few details about the incident.
The @courierjournal has confirmed that at least 2 @LMPD officers were shot in downtown Louisville tonight.
Read more here ⬇️https://t.co/7nGL7DC5nG
— Ben Tobin (@TobinBen) September 24, 2020
Protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the grand jury decision. Reporters and others on social media documented small fires being set off and firecrackers being fired off during many of the gatherings. Reporters in the vicinity said that firecrackers were set off at about the same time as the gunshots.
