Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician, died after being shot six times
Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician, died after being shot six times

Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests

Two policemen have been shot amid protests in the US over a decision not to charge any officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor.

Ms Taylor, 26, a black hospital worker, was shot multiple times as three officers raided her home on 13 March.

A grand jury in the city of Louisville returned only one minor charge against one of the officers, for shots which hit a neighbouring apartment.

The attorney general said the two other officers' actions had been justified.

One had been hit by a shot fired by Ms Taylor's boyfriend, who later told police he thought it was an ex-boyfriend of Ms Taylor who had broken into the apartment.

A judge had granted a warrant to search Ms Taylor's home because investigators suspected her ex-boyfriend, a convicted drug dealer, was using the address to receive packages. Ms Taylor had no criminal record.

The two police shot on Wednesday are not in life-threatening conditions and a suspect has been arrested.

A state of emergency has been declared and the National Guard have been deployed. A three-day curfew from 21:00 to 06:30 (01:00-10:30 GMT) has been introduced, though crowds were still gathered after it came into effect.

Protests over the grand jury's decision also took place in New York, Washington, Atlanta, and Chicago.

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