Federal Retrial Begins for Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Case

Brett Hankison faces civil rights charges for endangering lives during the 2020 raid that resulted in Taylor's death.

Brett Hankison is being retried on federal charges for violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor and her neighbors during a police raid in 2020.
Prosecutors argue that Hankison fired 10 shots blindly into Taylor's apartment, endangering her, her neighbors, and fellow officers.
The first federal trial ended in a mistrial last year after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Hankison's defense claims he was acting to protect other officers and that his shots did not hit anyone.
If convicted, Hankison could face a maximum sentence of life in prison for the federal charges.