Hankison said that because of the poor visibility, Walker's pose and the bright flash of the gun, he believed the officers were being shot at with an rifle. Walker was not armed with a rifle but instead fired at officers with a 9mm handgun. Hankison also broke down in tears as he testified that he believed Walker was armed with an AR-15 rifle when he fired at police officers, thinking they were introducers. Taylor's family, she didn't need to die that night' he said, addressing her mother, Tamika Palmer, who was in court today, before the prosecution cut him off. There wasn't supposed to be a girl inside,' Hankison said as he started to cry. Hankison added that he was shocked to learn the 26-year-old woman was in the apartment after the gunfire had broken out. Louis police officer charged for wanton endangerment in the Breonna Taylor raid told her family that the chaotic shootout that left her dead and a fellow officer injured was a 'tragedy' that 'didn't have to happen.'Įx-Louisville Metro Police Officer Brett Hankison, 45, testified on Wednesday as he outlined the events of the botched March 13, 2020, no-knock warrant raid, saying officers were told Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was alone in the apartment at the time of the raid as they were trying to bust him for a drug crime.
Published: 17:00 BST, 2 March 2022 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 2 March 2022Ī sobbing former St.
Former Louisville Metro Police Officer Brett Hankison called Breonna Taylor's death a tragedy and told her family in court on Wednesday that she 'didn't need to die that night'.Taylor's family, she didn't need to die that night': Sobbing ex-St Louis cop Brett Hankison charged with wild shooting in Breonna Taylor raid addresses her family in court and says her death was a tragedy
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