LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Five years after a lawsuit was filed over use of force and intimidation by Louisville Metro Police against protesters in 2020, a settlement has been reached as the city works toward making lasting police reform.
Protests over the shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police erupted downtown in late May and stretched for more than 150 days, leading to continuing clashes with law enforcement.
Taylor was killed by LMPD during an undercover raid of her home at 3003 Springfield Drive with a no-knock search warrant on March 13, 2020. Officers shot and killed her after her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired at police as they entered the home. The raid was part of a series of raids in other parts of the city that targeted narcotics trafficking. No drugs were found in her apartment…