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A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case will be able to speak publicly about what happened during the proceedings. An anonymous juror filed a motion late last month following the conclusion of the case in which one officer, Brett Hankison, was indicted, and the charges were not related to Taylor's death. While grand jury proceedings are typically secret, the juror felt talking about the case would provide more transparency about how and why jurors came to their decisions.

Louisville Metro Police Department has released the contents of its internal investigation following the death of Breonna Taylor. The investigation was done by LMPD’s Public Integrity Unit, which conducts investigations of department members, including all officer-involved shootings. The file was made available on LMPD's website. It contains a lot and we will continue to provide more summary as we sift through each document. There are 4,470 pages in all:

Louisville Metro Police Officer Robinson Desroches, who was shot during protests of a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case, has been released from a hospital, a source confirmed to WDRB News on Sunday. Desroches and Maj. Aubrey Gregory were shot Sept. 23 near the intersection of South Brook Street and West Broadway after responding to reports of gunshots in the area. Gregory was released from hospital care the next day, but Desroches required a longer stay to be treated for more severe injuries to his abdomen.

The Louisville Metro Police Department swore in its second interim chief Thursday since protests erupted months ago in the city over the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor during a botched drug raid. Yvette Gentry, the first woman and the third African American to lead the LMPD, took the stage and was sworn in as the new interim police chief, Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Stating what’s required under oath, she swore she'd never participated in a duel and would prosecute all gamblers in violation of state gaming laws, according to the newspaper.

Two officers who were shot while downtown responding to protests in the wake of the Breonna Taylor decision are expected to be OK. Louisville Metro Police Department interim Chief Rob Schroeder gave an update Thursday on the shooting that happened the evening prior that resulted in to LMPD officers receiving gunshot wounds. One of the officers shot is Mjr. Aubrey Gregory, who has been one of the leaders in the department's efforts during protests. "Some would call him the bedrock of those efforts," Schroeder said. He's the commander of the special operations division and was leading on the ground Wednesday...

Mayor Greg Fischer said the Louisville Metro Police Department releasing its rules of engagement will be beneficial to protect everyone, whether protesting or not. After a press conference Monday, Fischer addressed weekend protests and LMPD’s announcement that the department would more strictly enforce existing laws. He said it is important to define what is permissible in order to prevent “unnecessary interaction” between police and protesters.

The Louisville Metro Police Department is in danger of losing 200 or more officers by the end of the summer, according to the leader of the union that represents them. River City FOP President Ryan Nichols said LMPD is at risk of losing not only veteran officers but young ones, and that could gravely affect public safety and the future of the department. "As much as I would like to say I would encourage all of our officers to stay here and that this is a great place to work, the fact is that's not true," Nichols said. Nichols said...

Dozens of police officers in Louisville, Ky. reportedly walked out on the city's Democratic mayor, Greg Fischer, as a form of protest, as the Fraternal Order of Police president explained that the officers felt “disrespected” as they struggle to keep the peace after more than a week of fiery protests. Video obtained by the Courier-Journal shows Fischer standing in the middle of the room at a roll call before the start of a 12-hour shift, as streams of Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers and detectives silently file out. FOP President Ryan Nichols, who was not present, said the move...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad says police will be releasing more information after a suspect was shot and killed by officers responding to reports of domestic trouble in the Shawnee neighborhood Wednesday night. It's the third time in less than week that a suspect has died after being shot by police in Louisville.-snip-When officers arrived, Conrad says they found 42-year-old Isaac Jackson armed with several knives. "At some point one of the officers was injured with one of the knives," Conrad said Wednesday night. "The other officer ended up involved in the shooting, shots were...