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Family demands release of evidence in Breonna Taylor’s case

#BreonnaTaylor #GrandJury #Police #BlackWoman #BlackAmerican #Justice4Breonna By CLAIRE GALOFARO, PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN and ANGIE WANG LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor’s family demanded Friday that Kentucky authorities release all body camera footage, police files and the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings that led to no charges being brought against police officers who killed the Black woman during a raid at her apartment. The decision disappointed and angered those who have been calling for justice for Taylor for six months, and protesters vowed to stay in the streets until all the officers involved are fired or someone is charged with her killing. A diverse group, including Taylor’s mother, marched through Louisville on Friday evening. The protests were peaceful, though at one point, police in riot gear fired flash bang devices to turn back a crowd on a street. Two were arrested, authorities said. About a dozen people who were out past the city’s 9 p.m. curfew were ar