Emotions ran high outside the federal courthouse Monday as former Louisville Metro Police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for violating civil rights during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid.
The U.S. Department of Justice recommended Hankison avoid prison and instead be placed on supervised release.
Although some of the protests turned violent, the movement has led to positive changes in the community that continue today.Â
Brett Hankison's actions in Breonna Taylor raid were 'unfathomably dangerous,' officers will testify
Hankison believed there was someone with a rifle "executing his friends,” his attorney told jurors. “Brett Hankison did everything he could to try to protect and save his fellow officers."
LMPD's Non-Fatal Shooting Unit is investigating.
Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 2700 block of West Market Street around 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday marks 4 years since protests sparked by police killing of Breonna Taylor began in Louisville
A group of protesters returned to Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville Tuesday evening, and said they don't feel justice has been served in Taylor's death.
LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating.
A 33-year-old man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting near Fourth Street Live! last week in Louisville.
If convicted, Hankison faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison.