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Kentucky Governor Authorizes National Guard Deployment in Louisville Amid Breonna Taylor Protests

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear authorized the National Guard to deploy to Louisville on September 23 amid the Breonna Taylor protests.

Footage shows soldiers in front of the Louisville Visitor Center.

Former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree; his bond was set at $15,000. Hankison was fired from the police force on June 23 for his role in the shooting death of Taylor.

Sgt Jonathan Mattingly and detective Myles Cosgrove, the other two officers who fired their weapons while trying to serve a search warrant on Taylor’s apartment in the early hours of March 13, were not charged.

The LMPD declared a state of emergency on Monday in preparation for the grand jury announcement and canceled officers’ vacation and planned leave “until further notice,” reports said.

Footage from the protest shows officers in riot gear detaining protesters. One woman can be heard telling an officer “don’t touch me.” Other footage from the same protest shows demonstrators riding atop LMPD vehicles. Credit: Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful