LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Brett Hankison, the former LMPD detective sentenced to over two years for his role in the botched raid that ended the life of Breonna Taylor, is appealing his sentence.

In November, Hankison was found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights and using excessive force when he entered her home in March of 2020 after a warrant was issued to search the home in connection with Taylor’s boyfriend allegedly selling drugs, but no drugs were found inside the home.

Taylor was killed during the botched raid. Hankison did not shoot Taylor but fired his gun 10 times into her apartment through a sliding glass door. Three bullets went into an adjacent apartment and nearly hit the people inside.

Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by LMPD officers inside her apartment o

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