Ex-Officer Charged in Breonna Taylor Raid Acquitted by Jury

Former Louisville Police Officer Brett Hankison, center, awaits the jury's verdict in his wanton endangerment trial in Louisville, Ky., on March 3, 2022. Timothy D. Easley/Pool/AP Photo

A jury in Kentucky has acquitted the only former or current police officer charged in the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

Brett Hankison, a former detective for the Louisville Metro Police, was found not guilty on three counts of wanton endangerment.