SPOKANE, Wash. — Activists are expected to hold a peaceful protest in downtown Spokane on Saturday afternoon to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a Black woman shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, home.
A grand jury on Wednesday brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong on March 13.
Prosecutors in Kentucky said the two officers who fired their weapons were justified in using force to protect themselves when they were shot at by Taylor's boyfriend, who thought the officers were home intruders.
Instead, the only charges brought by the grand jury were three counts of wanton endangerment against fired Officer Brett Hankison for shooting into Taylor’s neighbors’ homes.
Occupy Spokane, a local activist group, is organizing the protest that is set to begin at the Big Red Wagon and run from 2-5 p.m. Seventy have said they will attend the protest as of Thursday morning, with more than 330 people who are interested.
"The decision by the Kentucky Attorney General did not go far enough. No justice = no peace. Let's join together safely this Saturday to give voice to our outrage over the injustice in Kentucky and all of America! Say their names! And wear your masks," the Facebook event description reads.
Le'Taxione, an activist with N'step Spokane, said the protests will continue as these situations continue.
"Even in the face of us pushing we’re still having these kind of outcomes, so we must remain visible as well as remain audible," Le'Taxione of N'step Spokane said.
She said part of the reason for continuing to have these protests is to inform people these issues can happen here in Spokane.
"I have to spend my every breath out here. I wouldn’t want to be nowhere else but out here trying to build an image where people can that what’s happening in America is not only unjust.. but what’s happening in America could happen right here in Spokane," Le'Taxione said.
More than a dozen people gathered for a small protest in Riverfront Park on Wednesday night following the decision in Breonna Taylor's case. The protesters were holding signs and chanting as they marched.
A handful of police officers on bicycles followed the protesters from a distance.
Protests have already erupted across the country following the decision.
In Seattle, more than a dozen people were arrested on Wednesday night following two separate protests. The Seattle Police Department said multiple officers were injured during a Capitol Hill protest, with one officer who was struck in the back of the head with a bat.
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In Louisville, two police officers were shot and more than 100 people were arrested during protests on Wednesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
