This wednesday and we will begin in kentucky were grand jury has chosen not to charge the 3 Louisville Police officers for their role in the death of brianna taylor. Taylor was shot multiple times by officers who burst into her home on march 13th while conducting a no knock warrant in a narcotics investigation. Prosecutors say 2 of the officers who fired their weapons were justified in using force because they were protecting themselves. However, former officer seen here Brett Hankinson who was fired earlier this year for his role in the shooting was charged with 3 counts of wanton endangerment which means extreme indifference to the value of human life. But this was for firing into the apartments of taylors neighbors. These long awaited charges were immediately met with frustration and disappointment. As for months protesters have pressured kentuckys attorney general Daniel Cameron to arrest the 3 officers and now none of them are facing criminal charges in taylors death. And this tea
Is in effect this weekend for parts of the bay area strong winds and triple digit heat putting fire crews on high alert at the peak of fire season. Here in the bay area. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman were less than 24 hours away from a heat wave that expected to bring strong offshore winds and triple digit heat to parts of the bay area. Not only high temperatures but also the heightened fire danger thats coming for parts of the east and north base. We have Team Coverage on this weekends coverage on this weekends events and kron fours charles concerns there. But we begin now with kron fours meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez whos standing by with when the red flag warning goes into effect and just how hot it is going to be good afternoon. Risa i yes a little bit of good and bad news, the bad news is that our fire weather watch has been upgraded to a red flag warning. But the good news is that instead of it starting saturday morning it wont sta
Police. As police brace to enforce a curfew in louisville kentucky tonight. Thanks for joining us tonight at 5 im pam moore and im ken wayne and explosive announcement out of kentucky is a grand jury brought no charges against Louisville Police officers. For the killing of Brianna Taylor, the only charges brought by the grand jury were 3 counts of wanton endangerment those counts against fired officer Brett Hankison for shooting into taylors neighbors homes during the raid on her apartment again the counts do not address taylors killing on twitter then crop. A lawyer for taylors family called the decision quote outrageous and offensive riding that ex officer hanna says actions should have been ruled wanted murder. Heres a live. Look at protests happening right now in this is the scene. Near Jefferson Park which is right downtown surrounded by city and county government buildings, including courthouses the jail and city hall and the Police Headquarters just a block away you can see from
Local news station. Is so if you would say that the neighbors lives matter more they briana taylors life in this country at the time that we are going through so much racial tension. Its just one black night after the next and it has to stop and it just seems like its increased our lives matter and today they told us that they did not as they have always told us in this country. A heartbreaking day for the family members of Brianna Taylor after a kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Little Police officers directly for her death. Thank you for joining us tonight at 6 im ken wayne and i pale more that decision touched off protests just minutes after the announcement was made and tonight police there are confirming 2 Police Officers have been shot as the protests grow at this hour. We must say its not clear if those shootings are connected to the protests, nonetheless 2 officers have been shot and a curfew is taking effect in louisville right now no word on the condition of thos
Local news station. From louisville kentucky to our Nations Capital and here in the bay area call for justice tonight is echoing across the country as demonstrators protest, a grand jurys decision in the death of Brianna Taylor. This is video from the citizen app here showing a demonstration happening tonight in San Francisco, protesters gathered outside the citys Mission Police station. They projected the hashtag Brianna Taylor and defund sfpd now on the building. Thank you for joining us on this wednesday night everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis a protest in San Franciscos Mission that began around 7. Tonight this is the citizen app to a video captured dozens of people marching Holding Signs there and in you can see a group of protesters marching in the middle of the street there everybody does appear to be peaceful. There is also a rally in san jose were also hearing. Reports of demonstrators in oakland and sunnyvale meanwhile, the city of louisville is under a curfew un