Breonna Taylor protests erupt across the US

Protesters react to gunfire on Wednesday night in Louisville, Kentucky.
Protesters react to gunfire on Wednesday night in Louisville, Kentucky. John Minchillo/AP

As night falls, large protests are taking place in several major US cities following the grand jury indictment in the Breonna Taylor case.

In Louisville, Kentucky, where Taylor was killed, two police officers have been shot during the protests. Crowds are still out despite a 72-hour curfew that went into effect at 9 p.m. ET. Some 500 members of the Kentucky National Guard were deployed earlier in the day, and a heavy police presence was deployed downtown to clear the streets during curfew.

Members of Black Lives Matters (BLM) are joined by hundreds of others during an evening protest against the Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case outside of the Barclays Center on Wednesday night in Brooklyn.
Members of Black Lives Matters (BLM) are joined by hundreds of others during an evening protest against the Kentucky grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case outside of the Barclays Center on Wednesday night in Brooklyn. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

In New York, several hundred protesters are assembled in Manhattan. They started gathering hours ago in Brooklyn near the Barclays Center, before marching across the Manhattan Bridge into the East Village. Protesters on the street are diverse, including parents and families earlier in the evening.

One protester on a bicycle was struck by a pickup truck upstate in Buffalo, New York, earlier tonight. The bicyclist has non-life threatening injuries, police said.

In Atlanta, protests stayed peaceful for hours, with hundreds of protesters marching through the city’s downtown. But things heated up later in the evening, with the Georgia State Patrol deploying tear gas against the protesters.

Other cities with protests include Nashville, Tennessee; Columbus, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; St. Paul, Minnesota; Washington, DC; and Chicago, Illinois.

source: cnn.com