Breaking: Rioters Shoot at Police Officers in Louisville, at Least One Officer Down

AP featured image — Four wheeled military vehicles enter the city ahead of a 9:00 pm curfew, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett Hankison Wednesday to a judge in Louisville, where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Things have turned bad in Louisville very quickly.

As we reported earlier, it was clear that things were going to get out of hand very quickly when the grand jury came in and decided not to charge the officers in the Breonna Taylor case, just charging one officer with a low-level felony for wanton endangerment because his bullets went into a neighboring apartment during the shooting encounter at Taylor’s apartment.

A U-Haul even pulled up with Antifa supplies including shields to provide people and many were armed with wooden sticks, batons, or bats.

They began smashing things and setting fires.

LOUISVILLE: buildings are already being targeted by vandals across the city

Reporter @ShelbyTalcott also mentioned that they are attacking anyone filming
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— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) September 23, 2020

They even set fire to the Justice Center. But when police came out to put out the fire, they attacked the police, beaning one of the cops in the head.

People are trying to set fire to boards protecting the widows on the Hall of Justice in Louisville. pic.twitter.com/iSjp1cXvLs

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) September 23, 2020

Police officers just came out of the Hall of Justice to put out the fires. One officer was hit with something and fell to the ground. Some in the crowd cheered.

Officers retreated back into the building pic.twitter.com/JNBbbtoT1s

— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) September 23, 2020

Rioters allegedly shot at police according to live streamers on the scene.

Warning for language:

They supposedly just shot at police…WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, SEND IN THE MILITARY #Louisville pic.twitter.com/jFRlNYz8s4

— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) September 24, 2020

Regg says they shot AT the cops, not in the air, massive amount of police are moving in & ambulance arriving on scene – possible guys with guns running, I am having trouble keeping up #Louisville pic.twitter.com/qSEhpLsGxr

— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) September 24, 2020

From LMPD live stream – “officer down” – clipped from @after_theaction live stream. #Louisville pic.twitter.com/dmLsdgbdY9

— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) September 24, 2020

Reportedly at least one officer was hit.

An officer is reportedly down here in Louisville

— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) September 24, 2020

DEVELOPING: @LMPD confirms a police officer was shot at Brook and Broadway streets in #Louisville. It comes in the middle of ongoing protest after grand jury decides no officers charged for #BreonnaTaylor death. @WDRBNews

— Gilbert Corsey (@gcorsey) September 24, 2020

JUST IN — MetroSafe confirms a police officer was just shot at Brook and Broadway. #Louisville

— Fallon Glick (@FallonGlick) September 24, 2020

The officer was taken to the hospital. They’re going to be briefing on the incident soon.

OFFICER SHOT: Per MetroSafe, one LMPD Officer has been shot at Brook & Broadway. This is a look outside U of L hospital right now, the ER entrance off Chestnut & Hancock. @WDRBNews #Louisville pic.twitter.com/LFCMr5624O

— Katrina Helmer (@KatrinaWDRB) September 24, 2020

We’ll let you know and update as we get more information.