2 Louisville Police Officers Shot After Charges In Breonna Taylor Case Spark Protests

Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday 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.

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Updated at 5:20 a.m. ET Thursday

Two Louisville Metropolitan Police officers have been shot as protesters marched to demand justice for Breonna Taylor following a limited indictment by a Jefferson County grand jury.

The officers were fired on after responding to a separate “shots fired call” at about 8:30 p.m. ET, Chief Robert Schroeder said in a brief press conference Wednesday evening.