Breonna Taylor, Hankison and department of justice
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Hankison was on the scene of the botched raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment in March 2020, which ended in Taylor's death.
Days after former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Brett Hankison was federally sentenced in the Breonna Taylor case, the department says it respects the judge's decision. A federal judge sentenced Hankison to 33 months in prison for violating Taylor's civil rights.
Louisville police officer involved in the shooting death Breonna Taylor received a prison sentence of nearly three years.