LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NewsNation Now) — At least two police officers were shot in Louisville, Kentucky during protests reacting to the Breonna Taylor case announcement, MetroSafe confirmed to NewsNation.
MetroSafe also confirmed there were “multiple shootings” throughout Louisville Wednesday evening.
Both were taken to the hospital. One officer is “alert and stable” and the other is in surgery, according to the interim police chief Robert Schroeder.
It’s not clear if it happened during the protests and no other details were immediately released.
The Louisville Metro Police Department livestreamed part of their police response on Facebook.
“Officer down” and “shots fired” can be heard in the video.
Warning: the video below may be graphic for some viewers.
A grand jury brought no charges for killing Taylor, who was shot multiple times by police who burst into her home March 13 during a drug raid gone wrong. While there were no drugs in Taylor’s apartment, her boyfriend shot and wounded a police officer.
State Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the officers’ shots that killed Taylor were fired in self-defense.
Upon hearing the news, many gathered in the square began to cry, expressing confusion and sorrow. Others exclaimed they had seen this coming.
The Associated Press contributed to this report