One of the Cops Who Murdered Breonna Taylor is Fired

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One of the Cops Who Murdered Breonna Taylor is Fired

(TriceEdneyWire.com) The Louisville Metro Police Department Tuesday fired Brett Hankison, one of three officers involved in the March 13 murder of Breonna Taylor during a raid of her apartment. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Police Chief Robert J. Schroeder wrote in a termination letter to Hankison, a detective, stating that he violated rules and

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