Open Warfare on America’s Police: Two Officers Shot During Breonna Taylor Riots

Police officers move past Louisville City Hall as a curfew is implemented at 9 p.m. to disperse rioters after a grand jury voted to indict one of three police officers for wanton endangerment in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police after her boyfriend fired at officers, in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 23, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters

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Two police officers were shot in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 23, 2020, during the demonstrations that followed the announcement that officers would not be directly criminally charged in the death of Breonna Taylor. (One officer was charged with recklessly firing his weapon into adjacent apartments.)