Trial begins for only former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid

Trial begins Wednesday for Brett Hankison, the only officer charged in connection with the raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

Opening arguments will take place Wednesday in the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the "no-knock" search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of Taylor's neighbors. He allegedly fired shots that endangered three people who were inside an apartment directly behind Taylor's.

Hankison was fired from the Louisville Police Department after the March 2020 shooting.

Hankison is the only officer charged in connection with the incident and no officers have been charged with shooting Taylor.