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US investigation finds police abuse, discrimination in Louisville

A painting honours Breonna Taylor on the second anniversary of her March 2020 death during a police raid in Louisville, Kentucky [File: Piper Hudspeth Blackburn/AP Photo]

United States Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced that a government probe into the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) following the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor found a culture of excessive force and systemic civil rights abuses.

The investigation also documented instances of invalid warrants being used, unlawful traffic stops as a pretext for searches, and discrimination against Black and disabled residents.

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