4 Kentucky police officers face federal charges in Breonna Taylor killing

The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Kentucky police officers involved in the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor with civil rights violations. The fatal shooting of Taylor, a Black 26-year-old medical worker, helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the United States in 2020.

Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, told reporters she has waited 874 days — nearly two and a half years — for police to be held accountable.

"Today's overdue, but it still hurts," she said. Lawyers for the family said in a statement that the news was "a huge step toward justice."