Louisville's statue of French King Louis XVI was removed after it was vandalized during protests in 2020. The 200 year-old monument was a gift from Louisville's sister city of Montpellier, France. Stephanie Wolf/Louisville Public Media hide caption
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Attorney Benjamin Crump (left) holds up the hand of Kenneth Walker during a rally on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on June 25, 2020. Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who fired a shot at police as they burst through Taylor's door the night she was killed, has settled two lawsuits against the city of Louisville, his attorneys said. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption
Attorney General Merrick Garland with Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division, announced civil rights charges Thursday related to the botched Louisville Police drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison testifies about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption
This undated file photo provided by the Louisville Metro Police Department shows Officer Brett Hankison. Questioning of potential jurors begins Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, for the trial of the former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville emergency medical technician. AP hide caption
Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott had been arrested in September during a protest of following news that no police officers would face criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor. Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption
Last month, Kenneth Walker filed a civil lawsuit against the Louisville, Ky., and the police department. Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by police in her home in March. Her name has become a rallying cry in protests against police brutality and social injustice. Taylor family hide caption
A police line approaches demonstrators in downtown Louisville, Ky., last week during protests over the lack of criminal charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor and the result of a grand jury inquiry. Jeff Dean/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
New Louisville Police Chief Takes The Helm During Tense Time In The City
"You didn't just rob me and my family, you robbed the world of a queen," Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, said in a statement read aloud Friday by Palmer's sister, Bianca Austin. In this photo, Ju'Niyah Palmer is seen wiping away tears from her mother's face. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Police made 127 arrests during a protest over Breonna Taylor's killing in Louisville, Ky. — and two officers were shot during the demonstrations. Ben Hendren/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer, here at a press conference this month, says he has no insight about when the state attorney general will make an announcement in the Breonna Taylor case but says the city must be prepared. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
Tamika Palmer spoke at the March on Washington last month at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. At left is Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, and at right is the Rev. Al Sharpton. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Breonna Taylor's Mother: 'I Won't Go Away. I'll Still Fight'
Yvette Gentry was named interim police chief for Louisville Metro Police Department. She retired from the department in 2014 and will be the first Black woman to lead the department. Louisville Metro Police Department hide caption
A protester is arrested Tuesday during a march demanding justice for Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks during a news conference, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
Emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by police in her home in March. Her name and those of others have become rallying cries in protests against police brutality and social injustice. Taylor Family hide caption
A billboard with a photo of Breonna Taylor, sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine, is on display on Friday in Louisville, Ky. It's one of 26 billboards going up across the city demanding arrests in her shooting death. Dylan T. Lovan/AP hide caption
David McAtee is remembered as a "community pillar." The owner of Yaya's BBQ in Louisville, Ky., he was killed June 1 when police and National Guard shot him at his business while dispersing protesters. Walt & Shae Smith hide caption
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks to a group gathered for a vigil in memory of Breonna Taylor on June 6. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images hide caption
Breonna Taylor, here in December, would have turned 27 on Friday. Her friends and family remember Taylor as a caring person who loved her job in health care and enjoyed playing cards with her aunts. Taylor Family hide caption
As The Nation Chants Her Name, Breonna Taylor's Family Grieves A Life 'Robbed'
Demonstrators gather outside City Hall in Louisville, Ky., on May 29 to protest of police violence. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images hide caption