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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edwin Rios and Joanna Walters

Louisville police failed to protect Black people, inquiry launched after Breonna Taylor death finds

Police and protesters on 23 September 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Police and protesters on 23 September 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP

Louisville police engaged in unlawful practices that violated residents’ civil rights and discriminated against Black people and people with behavioral health deficiencies, the US justice department concluded on Wednesday following an investigation prompted by the killing of Breonna Taylor in a botched police raid in 2020.

The city of Louisville agreed to a consent decree to reform policing practices.

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