Peaceful protest held in Dorchester after no Louisville officers were charged with murder in Breonna Taylor’s death

BOSTON — Dozens of people gathered peacefully in front of Franklin Park Zoo for a demonstration protesting the developments in Breonna Taylor’s case.

On Wednesday, a Kentucky grand jury indicted a former Louisville Police detective involved in the shooting, but the three officers who fired their weapons at Taylor’s home - Det. Brett Hankison, Sgt. Jon Mattingly and Det. Miles Cosgrove - were not indicted in her shooting death.

Organizer Monica Cannon-Grant says she’s tired of organizing these types of protests and says that for the Black community, today’s decision wasn’t a surprise, it was more about being disappointed.

In honor of Breonna Taylor, protestors chanted, “We should say it 192 times because that’s how long it took us to get no god damn justice."

Then, they all stood for a moment of silence for the 26-year-old.

Taylor was killed on March 13, 2020 after police officers broke into her home and shot her in her sleep.

“If I don’t come outside, no one would,” said Cannon-Grant.

Cannon-Grant said she was outraged by the Kentucky grand jury’s decision.

“Every time they walk off on murder, it gives them freedom of range to do it again,” said Cannon-Grant, who became an activist after the death of her son.

On Wednesday evening at least 60 people gathered in front of Franklin Park Zoo, making sure their voices were heard.

They gathered hours after the grand jury indicted Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Police detective on three counts of “wanton endangerment,” a felony charge.

“I don’t know how much evidence you need to arrest a convict a cop that murders black people,” said one protester.

Protesters stood in the same spot where hundreds gathered over the summer in honor of George Floyd.

“Don’t just call us to vote, and don’t be prepared to use as a hashtag, show up when we aren’t a hashtag and when we are breathing,” said Grant.

Chanel Badgett says she feels the pain Breonna Taylor’s mother has been put through.

“I’m sorry it’s taking this long, and the fight will continue,” said Badgett.

“It’s injustice, and it’s not fair at all. Her family deserves justice,” said Treon Mayers.

Mayers, who is only 12-years-old, says this teaches him to work harder and he says that, after seeing all the protests, there is hope out there and he wants everyone get treated fairly.

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