More than 120 arrested after Breonna Taylor shooting protests
More than 120 people were arrested overnight in the US city of Louisville, officials confirmed Thursday, as the announcement that no one would be charged with the killing of Breonna Taylor sent fresh demands for racial justice billowing across the US.
Protests were held in cities including New York, Washington and Los Angeles Wednesday, but the focal point was Taylor's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where the 26-year-old black woman was shot dead in her apartment by police earlier this year.
Thousands of people flooded the city's streets to demand justice for the emergency room technician, who has become a symbol for the Black Lives Matter movement, after a grand jury said it had decided not to charge anyone with her killing.
But the demonstrations -- which began peacefully -- quickly degenerated into violence as protesters clashed with authorities in riot gear and using flashbang grenades.
Two police officers were shot in the confrontation. Both survived and were hospitalized in stable condition, authorities said.
"There was a total of 127 arrests during the protest last evening into early this morning," police department spokesman Dwight Mitchell told AFP.
Among them was a suspect in the shooting of the police officers, local media reported. One conservative outlet, the Daily Caller, said two of its journalists were also among those detained.
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