CityLab Daily: Anger Over Breonna Taylor Case Fuels New Protests
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Protesters demonstrate against police brutality at Union Station in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, following a decision on the Breonna Taylor case in Louisville, Kentucky.
Photographer: Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty ImagesKeep saying her name: Wednesday’s decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor has ignited a fresh wave of protests in the U.S. Anger and frustration were palpable as protesters spilled into the streets in multiple cities after a grand jury indicted just one officer on wanton endangerment charges for blindly firing his gun and endangering not Taylor herself, but her neighbors.
Protests remained largely peaceful in a handful of cities, but in others, tensions flared as demonstrators clashed with local and federal law enforcement. In Louisville, where the decision was made, nearly 100 people were arrested overnight and two police officers were shot. In Portland, Oregon, the police declared the protest a riot as some people broke off from the main crowd and targeted a police precinct with fire and rocks. In downtown Atlanta, police fired tear gas to break up crowds.