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Riots erupted in Louisville, Kentucky for a second day following the announcement that no officers would be charged in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old woman who died in March after her boyfriend opened fire on police officers who knocked and announced their entry before executing a search warrant at Taylor's apartment.
After rioters set fires and two police officers were shot on Wednesday night, a 9 p.m. curfew was strictly enforced in Louisville on Thursday. Black Lives Matter rioters smashed the windows of businesses on Thursday and threw a flare inside the city library. A short time later, the curfew was strictly enforced with those refusing to leave being arrested and taken to jail.
The roaming mob found refuge at a church that opened its doors to demonstrators in an attempt to deem the riot a religious gathering and circumvent the curfew. Only minutes later organizers were threatening to beat up all the white people who didn't leave immediately.
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A Church in Louisville opened its grounds to protesters to help them avoid arrest during the curfew.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 25, 2020
Now organizers are demanding all white people leave or be met with violence. https://t.co/iK1mWL0Hg3
Townhall's Julio Rosas was on the ground covering events on Wednesday. Julio reported on much of the violence that he observed and events leading up to the moment when a suspect opened fire, shooting two Lousiville police officers. Both officers were reported in stable condition and the suspect is in police custody.
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