Prosecutors said the former Louisville police detective fired through a window and a sliding glass door in the botched raid that killed Taylor.

A federal judge on Monday sentenced former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid, directly rejecting the U.S. Department of Justice's recommendation of no prison time.

Former LMPD officer Brett Hankison received nearly three years in prison for civil rights violations during the 2020 raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment.

Former Louisville Metro Police Department detective Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in prison after being convicted of excessive force in connection with the raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

The Justice Department is seeking no prison time for a former officer who blindly shot into Breonna Taylor’s home during a botched 2020 raid that sparked a federal inquiry into policing in Louisville,

During a press briefing on Thursday, a reporter asked White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt about a request by the Department of Justice to the judge presiding over a case involving the killing of Breonna Taylor to only sentence the officer responsible for her death to one day in jail.