Police: 127 people arrested during Breonna Taylor demonstrations in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police say 127 people were arrested during protests in Louisville after a grand jury indicted one officer in connection to the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor's home, according to Louisville Metro Police.

Hundreds of people who gathered in Jefferson Square Park Wednesday took to the streets to voice their anger and frustration with the grand jury's decision, saying it was "not enough."

+57 IMAGES | Protesters react to charge for Louisville police officer in Breonna Taylor case

None of the LMPD officers who fired their weapons during the raid on Taylor's apartment were indicted in Taylor's death. Former LMPD detective Brett Hankison was charged with three felony counts of wanton endangerment for shooting into a nearby apartment during the raid, and Attorney General Daniel Cameron determined the other two officers who fired their weapons, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove, were justified in their use of force.

After the grand jury's announcement, protesters left Jefferson Square Park and marched through downtown Louisville, filling streets in Shelby Park, Germantown and the Highlands.

Thirteen people were arrested in the Highlands after brief clashes with LMPD officers in riot gear, who met protesters around 3:45 p.m. and blocked their path as the group marched near Bardstown Road and Midland Avenue.

Officers intervened after seeing protesters flip over tables and chairs on the patio of the Joy Luck restaurant at 1285 Bardstown Rd., and damage other businesses in the area, according to a statement from LMPD.

Many in the march had left the area by that point. Police later cleared Bardstown Road with their vehicles around 5 p.m.

IMAGES | Protesters clash with police on Bardstown Road following announcement in Breonna Taylor case

Back in downtown Louisville, police declared an unlawful protest at Sixth and Market streets, near Jefferson Square Park, around 6 p.m., ordering protesters to disperse from the area. Sixteen people were arrested during that incident, Mitchell said.

IMAGES | LMPD moves in on protesters near 6th and Market Streets in downtown Louisville

Between 7 and 8 p.m. in Jefferson Square Park, some protesters started setting fires in trash bins near the Hall of Justice on Sixth Street. According to a news release, several people were arrested there later in the evening for unlawful assembly and curfew violations. LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell said a total of 127 arrests were made late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

Around 8 p.m., protesters left Jefferson Square Park and began marching through downtown Louisville once again. During that march, a suspect opened fire, hitting two LMPD officers. The officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to interim LMPD Chief Robert Schroeder. One of the officers was stable in surgery, and the other was alert, Schroeder said.

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According to police spokesman Sgt. Lamont Washington, several businesses "experienced looting" overnight into Thursday morning, including two City Gear stores and a pawn shop on Preston Highway. Police say they hope to have more information on how many businesses were hit sometime on Thursday.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer has set a 9 p.m. curfew for Jefferson County for the next three days.

Police had erected barriers in the area surrounding Jefferson Square Park and strictly limited vehicular traffic there in anticipation of protests following the results of Cameron's investigation. A federal investigation into the Breonna Taylor raid is ongoing.

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