According to Fox news
Two police officers were shot in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday night as protesters flocked to the streets to rally against the death of Breonna Taylor, authorities said.
The officers were being treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Interim Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Robert Schroeder said in a short news conference around 10 p.m. ET.
“One is alert and stable, the other officer is currently undergoing surgery and stable,” Schroeder said, adding that one suspect is in custody.
Schroader said the shooting happened at the intersection of First and Broadway it was unclear whether the protests played a role in their shootings.
“I am very concerned about the safety of our officers,” he answered a reporter. “I think the safety of our officers and the community we serve is of utmost importance.”
A third officer was reportedly shot and is in critical condition, according to a reporter with WGCL-TV in Atlanta, Georgia reported. The station reported that two civilians were also shot.
Demonstrators turned out in droves hours after a grand jury handed down charges against one of three officers involved in the incident inside Taylor’s apartment, and none involved Taylor’s death.
The local branch of the FBI said on Twitter that its SWAT team responded to an officer shooting and was assisting in the investigation.
The FBI Louisville SWAT team has responded to an LMPD officer being shot and will continue to assist in the investigation.
— FBI Louisville (@FBILouisville) September 24, 2020
A grand jury earlier in the day indicted one of the three officers who took part in the botched drug operation in her apartment targeting a man who did not live there and who was already in custody.
The charges against former LMPD member Brett Hankison were for recklessly firing stray bullets that found their way into a neighboring family’s home. He was fired in June.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump called the charges “outrageous and offensive to Breonna Taylor’s memory.”
“It’s yet another example of no accountability for the genocide of persons of color by white police officers,” he said in a joint statement with co-counsels Sam Aguiar and Lonita Baker. “With all we know about Breonna Taylor’s killing, how could a fair and just system result in today’s decision?”