Protests erupted across the country — from Louisville to Portland — over a grand jury's decision not to charge the officers who killed Breonna Taylor

Ashley CollmanSep 24, 2020, 17:52 IST

Breonna Taylor protesters march past the Washington Monument on Wednesday.Drew Angerer/Getty

From New York City to Portland, protests erupted across the country Wednesday evening in response to the news that no officer was being indicted for killing Louisville woman Breonna Taylor.
The 26-year-old EMT was shot dead in March when officers raided her apartment looking for drugs that were never found, and got into a gunfight with her boyfriend.
One former officer was indicted on Wednesday, but for shooting into Taylor's neighbor's apartment during the raid — not the killing of Taylor herself.
While the protests were mostly peaceful, there were some confrontations between protesters and police in Louisville, Portland, Atlanta, and Las Vegas.
Scroll down to the read about the Wednesday night protests.

In Louisville, where Taylor was killed, two police officers were shot responding to a report of gunfire near the protests Wednesday night.

Police officers run through Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on September 23, 2020, as people protest against the decision to not indict officers in the death of Breonna Taylor. JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images

A protest in Portland turned into a riot, with some throwing Molotov cocktails at officers and police vehicles.

A burst of flames is seen after a Molotov cocktail ignited in front of a police vehicle in Portland Wednesday night. KOIN

A driver was detained in Denver after accelerating through a group of Breonna Taylor protesters and hitting one demonstrator.

A driver is seen accelerating through a crowd of protesters in Denver on Wednesday. CBS Denver

Georgia Patrol Troopers used tear gas to try to break up a crowd of protesters who gathered outside the state Capitol in Atlanta, and a "number of arrests" were made.

Authorities used tear gas to try and break up Breonna Taylor protesters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday night. 11 Alive

Six people were taken into custody as hundreds marched in Las Vegas following the Kentucky attorney general's announcement, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers are seen pinning a Black protester to the ground as they taken him into custody following a skirmish on Wednesday night. KVVU

Thousands took part in multiple protests in New York City, with the largest group at one point marching over the Manhattan bridge and bringing traffic to a standstill.

Thousands of protesters march over the Manhattan Bridge on Wednesday night in honor of Breonna Taylor. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty

Hundreds of people also protested in honor of Taylor outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

In Washington, DC, hundreds of protesters carrying pictures of Taylor marched from the Department of Justice to Black Lives Matter Plaza, near the White House.

Breonna Taylor protesters march past the Washington Monument on Wednesday. Drew Angerer/Getty

About 300 people gathered outside Philadelphia's City Hall and then marched through the city, while the mayor called for peaceful protests.

A crowd outside Philadelphia City Hall on Wednesday. CBS Philadelphia

Multiple peaceful protests took place in Chicago, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the decision not to charge the Louisville officers over Taylor's death "absolutely heartbreaking."

Breonna Taylor protesters march through Chicago on September 23, 2020. Natasha Moustache/Getty

Multiple peaceful protests took place in Chicago, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the decision not to charge the Louisville officers over Taylor's death "absolutely heartbreaking."

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Protests erupted across the country — from Louisville to Portland — over a grand jury's decision not to charge the officers who killed Breonna Taylor

In Louisville, where Taylor was killed, two police officers were shot responding to a report of gunfire near the protests Wednesday night.

A protest in Portland turned into a riot, with some throwing Molotov cocktails at officers and police vehicles.

A driver was detained in Denver after accelerating through a group of Breonna Taylor protesters and hitting one demonstrator.

Georgia Patrol Troopers used tear gas to try to break up a crowd of protesters who gathered outside the state Capitol in Atlanta, and a "number of arrests" were made.

Six people were taken into custody as hundreds marched in Las Vegas following the Kentucky attorney general's announcement, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.

Thousands took part in multiple protests in New York City, with the largest group at one point marching over the Manhattan bridge and bringing traffic to a standstill.

Hundreds of people also protested in honor of Taylor outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

In Washington, DC, hundreds of protesters carrying pictures of Taylor marched from the Department of Justice to Black Lives Matter Plaza, near the White House.

About 300 people gathered outside Philadelphia's City Hall and then marched through the city, while the mayor called for peaceful protests.

Multiple peaceful protests took place in Chicago, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the decision not to charge the Louisville officers over Taylor's death "absolutely heartbreaking."