Riots Break Out in US Cities After Decision in Breonna Taylor Case

Police officers move past Louisville City Hall as a curfew is implemented at 9 p.m. to disperse rioters after a grand jury voted to indict one of three police officers for wanton endangerment in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police after her boyfriend fired at officers, in Louisville, Ky., Sept., 23, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters

Rioters smashed windows, set fires, and assaulted police officers in multiple U.S. cities overnight Wednesday after a grand jury returned charges against one of the three officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting in Louisville.

Activists wanted the officers charged with murder but an investigation found the shooting was justified because Taylor’s boyfriend fired at the cops first, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican, told reporters.