DoJ opens inquiry into Louisville policing over Breonna Taylor’s death

<p>Merrick Garland announces investigation more than a year after Taylor was shot by police during a raid at her home </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/us-politics-live/latest">US politics – live coverage</a></li></ul><p>The US Department of Justice is opening a sweeping investigation into policing in Louisville, Kentucky, over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot by police during a raid at her home.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/25/minneapolis-police-race-violence-justice-department-investigation">‘Deep systemic racism’: will Minneapolis’s police department ever change?</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/26/louisville-kentucky-policing-justice-department-investigation-breonna-taylor">Continue reading...</a>