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Cameron was preparing earlier this month to present evidence to a grand jury to decide on possible indictments for the three officers who fired their weapons that night, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison is being charged with three counts of first degree wanton endangerment in the Breonna Taylor case. Brett Hankison has been charged with wanton endangerment in the first degree, following a grand jury investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death. This is breaking news. The judge set a $15,000 cash bond for Hankison. No other charges were announced against the two other officers involved in Taylor’s death. Walker told the investigator that he and Taylor asked who it was and when they got no response, he reached for his firearm.

Protesters in Louisville and supporters across the U.S. have called for "justice for Breonna" and other Black Americans, such as George Floyd in Minneapolis, who have been killed by police.

Judge Annie O’Connell announced the charges against former Louisville police Sgt. Additionally, Hankison was accused of violating procedure for obedience to rules and regulations during an incident on June 18, 2009. Hankison was fired after Louisville Metro Police Chief Robert Schroeder said he violated standard operating procedure for use of deadly force and obedience to rules and regulations the night of Breonna Taylor's death. The charges that were filed accuse Hankinson of firing blindly into several apartments and recklessly endangering Taylor’s neighbors, but do not charge him with firing at or killing Taylor. One of the police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in her Louisville home has been charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, a judge announced Wednesday. Breonna Taylor (left) and Brett Hankison (right). The deaths sparked national protests that shined a harsh light on the nation's long history of systemic racism, police brutality and the extrajudicial killings of Black Americans.
FACT CHECK:Debunking 8 widely shared rumors in the Breonna Taylor shooting. According to the citation, Hankison recovered a plastic bag on the ground of what appeared to have cocaine. It was at this point Hankiso was fired from the LMPD, while Mattingly and Cosgrove were placed on administrative reassignment. Police said that round hit Mattingly in the thigh, severing an artery. Cops say they fired shots after they were shot at as they went into the house. Jonathan Mattingly, were not criminally charged by the grand jury. Walker, who had a license to carry firearms, said he believed it was a home invasion.

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