in 2020 by plain clothes police. at the time, the police said they were executing a search warrant as part of a drugs investigation. no drugs were found in the property. it led to scenes like this racial injustice protests all over the country. this is the lawyer for breonna taylor s family reacting to the news. because of a breonna taylor, we can say this is a day that black women saw equaljustice in the united states of america. we can now speak to dr rashawn ray who s a senior fellow at the brookings institution. dr ray regularly testifies at the federal and state levels on racial equity, policing and criminaljustice reform. good at you happy with us. thanks so much forjoining us. tell our viewers a little bit about what is happening procedurally because they will remember this case. then it was
cases, sadly, of where african american men and women were killed by police officers. do you see this action by the department ofjustice as a change in the landscape? i department ofjustice as a change in the landscape? i do. i think it is change in the landscape? i do. i think it is a change in the landscape? i do. i think it is a change. - change in the landscape? i do. i think it is a change. anotherl i think it is a change. another important part people have to remember is that these officers were charged before in the state of louisville and kentucky and they were found not guilty of killing breonna taylor. now, some of those offers were found guilty of actually harming or endangering others, and that was actually the drywall in between breonna taylor s home and her neighbours home, for shooting bullets through there. at the department ofjustice, this particular department of justice, led by merrick garland, they will investigate police departments and that is another point th
to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: washington condemns the nine year sentence handed down to basketball star brittney griner in russia, and urges moscow to accept a deal for her release. china launches live missiles as part of large scale military exercise around taiwan. the us says it s irresponsible, while japan calls for the drills to stop. four serving and former police officers in the us have been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of breonna taylor two years ago. their alleged crimes include the illegal use of force and obstruction. let s remind ourselves of exactly what happened. breonna taylor was shot in her home in louisville
the charges announced today also allege that the officers responsible for falsifying the affidavit that led to the search took steps to cover up their unlawful conduct. today, breonna taylor s mother spoke of her long fight for justice. we have been singing since day one, what we have been singing was the truth, that they should not have been there and breonna did not deserve that. today is overdue. but it still hurts. i have waited 874 days for today. amen. right. it is over the top, we have got a lot tonight. let s get started and get smarter with the help of our lead off panel tonight. jeff bennett, chief washington correspondent for pbs news hour, an msnbc political contributor.